Crime & Safety
Police Cite Local Man at Braintree Station for Fare Evasion
The following information was supplied by the MBTA Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
The Transit Police Department, employing a strategy of going after lesser crimes to deter more serious offenses, cited a Weymouth man at the Braintree MBTA Station Monday for fare evasion, a bust that turned up additional warrants on the man.
Robert Merrill, 29 of East Weymouth, allegedly "piggy-backed" behind a paying customer in Braintree at 4:40 p.m. Monday, police said in a statement.
Officers at the station conducting "Point of Entry Policing" saw Merrill and approached him to issue a citation. They then found out he had outstanding warrants out of Quincy District Court for Larceny Over 250.00, Larceny from a Building and Forgery/Uttering.
Merrill was placed into custody and transported to Transit Police HQ for the arrest booking process and issued a citation for fare evasion.
"We believe by enforcing lesser crimes (at our points of entry) such as fare evasion, loitering and smoking we will deter the more serious crimes from occurring within the MBTA system," the department said.
"Oftentimes, those individuals who commit the above referenced crimes and are encountered by our officers are wanted for more serious crimes. The ultimate goal is to maintain a secure and safe transportation system for all to benefit from."
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