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Josef*, thank you for the work you are doing with Holla Back!…you are amazing. There have been many instances of sexual harassment that I have seen and been a victim of in D.C., but one stands out more than others. I have wanted to get this off my chest for a while. I was walking […]

Not only was this clown holding on to the overhead pole and holding on to his bag, he was holding on to his CROTCH too! Nasty! Not even my looking him right in the eye, grimacing and saying “Ew!” made him stop. Submitted by Anonymous on 4/12/2010 Location: Orange Line to Vienna Do you have […]

More disturbing news of yet another sexual assault case involving a WMATA employee… Last Thursday, Metro Transit Police Department arrested a MetroAccess driver after investigating a report of a sexual assault involving a MetroAccess customer on January 28 in Prince George’s County. According to the Metro Press Release: Jose Del Castillo, 55, of Gaithersburg, Md., […]

This happened about a week ago, but it still bothers me that I didn’t do anything. Actually, I was so caught off guard that I didn’t know what to do. Anyway, it’s around 5:30pm and I’m making my way to Union Station, as usual. As I make my way down the escalator I hear a […]

We heard via dcist that WMATA is possibly looking at James Dougherty, who was awarded the National Safety Council’s Distinguished Service to Safety Award in 2009, to replace Alexa Dupigny-Samuels as Chief Safety Officer. While a major focus is making sure that the tracks and equipment work properly (as it should be), we think the […]