Crime & Safety

Man Charged With Kicking Service Dog At MBTA Station

William Bagen, 43, of Quincy, has been charged with one count of cruelty to animals.

BOSTON — A Quincy man was charged with animal cruelty after kicking a woman’s service dog at South Station Wednesday afternoon, MBTA Transit Police said.

William Bagen, 43, of Quincy, was charged with one count of cruelty to animals.

Transit police said that around 4:40 p.m., a woman told them a man kicked her service dog in the head after saying, “Get that f---ing dog out of my way.”

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William Bagen (Photo Credit: MBTA Transit Police)

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