Man Assaults Woman's Service Dog At South Station: Police

BOSTON, MA — MBTA Transit police arrested and charged a Quincy man this week after he kicked a woman's service dog at the Red Line stop at South Station, according to police.

The incident happened just before 5 p.m. on Wednesday. The victim approached police and told them that a man had kicked her service dog in the head. Before the assault, William Bagen, 43, shouted "Get that f--king dog out of my way," according to transit police.

Police found Bagen sitting on a bench at the station, and the victim identified him as the dog-kicker. He was arrested and charged with animal cruelty, police said.