Crime & Safety
Men Attacked Man Over Cigarette In Back Bay Station: Police
Police are looking for the two men who they say assaulted a man after asking him for a cigarette he didn't have.

BOSTON — Police are asking the public for help in identifying two men who they say attacked a man over a cigarette at Back Bay station last week.
Transit police say the attack happened around 10:30 p.m. on Oct. 16.
Police say the men went up to a man older than 60 and asked for a cigarette. Police say the man told them he didn't smoke, and the men allegedly punched and kicked him before running out of the station.
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In efforts to help find the men, investigators have released photos of the men in question.
Help us ID these individuals of interest re: Assault & Battery on a person over 60. #MBTA Back Bay station. https://t.co/ZU5O0cG5Ma pic.twitter.com/TAYywRQAYg
— MBTA Transit Police (@MBTATransitPD) October 22, 2021
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