Crime & Safety

Police Look For Jackson Square 'Coward' Who Attacked Elderly Man

Transit police have released photos of the person who they say attacked an elderly man at a Jamaica Plain MBTA train station.

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Police say the commuter who reported the assault said the attacker "appeared young in age."
Police say the commuter who reported the assault said the attacker "appeared young in age." (MBTA Transit Police)

JAMAICA PLAIN, MA — The MBTA Transit Police Department has released photos of a man who allegedly violently attacked an elderly man at Jamaica Plain T-stop Thursday afternoon.

The Transit Police Department said officers responded to the Jackson Square Station after receiving word from a commuter that it looked like an elderly man was being assaulted by a young person on an Orange Line platform.

Officers investigated but were unable to track down the person they referred to in a tweet as a "coward."

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Surveillance photos shared by police showed the elderly man getting attacked and punched by a younger-appearing person.

TPD is releasing photos to the public in an attempt to help locate the attacker.

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Anyone with information is asked to contact transit police at 617-222-1050.

Anonymous tips can be sent via text to 873-873.

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