“The NYPD’s presence at subway stations continues to pay off as alert officers spotted a woman evading the fare, and when stopping her, discovered a loaded gun and an outstanding warrant,” Warren said. “In addition to taking a weapon out of the transit system, it drives home that those who want to prey on people in the transit system should expect to be caught and face justice.”

 

The incident happened on Wednesday, Aug. 10, at 6:04 p.m. according to the MTA and the NYPD. The transit bureau Bronx/Queens task force officers were on patrol at the Woodlawn Road station when they observed the woman walk through the emergency gate to avoid payment of fare.

 

“A field search resulted in the recovery of a silver Springfield Armory 9mm firearm from the perpetrator’s backpack,” officials said. “The firearm had one round in the chamber and 7 rounds in magazine.”

When a woman attempted to enter the Woodlawn subway station in the Bronx Wednesday night without paying the fare, our dedicated @NYPDTransit officers were right there to stop her. Based on the illegal firearm she also possessed, these officers likely prevented violent crimes too. pic.twitter.com/Asq4eQE0Zn

— Commissioner Sewell (@NYPDPC) August 11, 2022

As reported, on the same day, the MTA has announced the death of a female transit worker who was only three months into her role at its Mosholu maintenance yard in Bedford Park.

 

In a brief statement on Thursday, Aug. 11, the agency wrote, “The Transit family is heartbroken to have lost a colleague as she was putting a train into service at the Mosholu Yard to help move New Yorkers, and we are conducting a thorough investigation to determine what happened.”