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Metro Transit Police officer stabbed by suspected fare evader
Metro Transit Police officer stabbed by suspected fare evader
Jessica Kronzer | jkronzer@wtop.com
December 17, 2024, 3:01 PM
An officer with Metro Transit Police is wounded after being stabbed Tuesday by a suspected fare evader at Gallery Place in D.C., according to the transit agency.
While out on patrol, officers looking to make sure riders paid their Metrobus fare stopped a person at around 11:30 a.m. who was suspected of skipping out on paying, according to a Metro spokesperson.
That person, who a Metro spokeswoman identified as 40-year-old Trenton Collier, of Southeast D.C., started to leave and did not follow commands from police.
“When officers attempted to detain the suspect, the suspect produced a knife and stabbed the officer in the wrist,” Metro said in a statement.
{snip
The stabbing comes as Metro has put an emphasis on cracking down on Metrobus fare evasion.
Jessica Kronzer
Jessica Kronzer graduated from James Madison University in May 2021 after studying media and politics. She enjoys covering politics, advocacy and compelling human-interest stories.
jkronzer@wtop.com
@kronzer_news}
Jessica Kronzer | jkronzer@wtop.com
December 17, 2024, 3:01 PM
An officer with Metro Transit Police is wounded after being stabbed Tuesday by a suspected fare evader at Gallery Place in D.C., according to the transit agency.
While out on patrol, officers looking to make sure riders paid their Metrobus fare stopped a person at around 11:30 a.m. who was suspected of skipping out on paying, according to a Metro spokesperson.
That person, who a Metro spokeswoman identified as 40-year-old Trenton Collier, of Southeast D.C., started to leave and did not follow commands from police.
“When officers attempted to detain the suspect, the suspect produced a knife and stabbed the officer in the wrist,” Metro said in a statement.
{snip
The stabbing comes as Metro has put an emphasis on cracking down on Metrobus fare evasion.
Jessica Kronzer
Jessica Kronzer graduated from James Madison University in May 2021 after studying media and politics. She enjoys covering politics, advocacy and compelling human-interest stories.
jkronzer@wtop.com
@kronzer_news}