Saturday, June 15, 2013

Slow Saturday Special: Bleach Blondes Bus Attack

"Girl held, woman sought in MBTA bleach attack; Two more females sought" by Todd Feathers |  Globe Correspondent, June 14, 2013

Transit Police arrested a girl and secured an arrest warrant for a 22-year-old woman who allegedly threw bleach in a man’s face on a MBTA bus and then robbed him.

Transit Police have identified the girl only as a Boston resident. The woman was identified as Lai Lawnnie Douglas, 22, of Boston....

After the attack early Sunday, Transit Police circulated photographs of Douglas, the girl, and a third woman allegedly involved in the assault and robbery on a Route 28 bus on Blue Hill Avenue in Dorchester.

Transit Police are asking the public to help identify the third woman.

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NEXT DAY UPDATE:

"2 arrested, 3d ID’d in MBTA bleach attack

Two women have been arrested and a third has been identified in an attack on an MBTA bus in Boston in which the suspects allegedly threw bleach on a man’s face and then robbed him, according to the MBTA Transit Police Department. Police have arrested 22-year-old Lai Lawnnie Douglas of Boston and an underage suspect, and have identified a third suspect, according to a statement from Transit Police. The incident occurred around 2 a.m. June 9 on a Route 28 bus on Blue Hill Avenue. Transit Police had released photos of the three suspects, asking the public’s help to identify them. The investigation is ongoing, Transit police said."