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Location: Green line between Georgia Ave and Fort Totten; going toward Greenbelt Time:  Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) I was riding [the metro] back to my car at the Greenbelt station, reading a book when this older man came and sat next to me. For the next two stops he proceeded to inch closer to me, pressing his leg into mine. I kept moving […]

Location: Pentagon Metro station Time:  Morning Rush Hour (5am-9:30am) I used to take the metro into work every morning, and there was a brief period of time, maybe about a week or so, when I was being harassed/stalked by a fellow commuter. One thing that really bothered me about it was that for the whole time it […]

Location: Bus stop 38B; M & 33rd St Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) I had met some friends for a drink in Georgetown and was waiting for the bus, thinking that that was safer than walking over to Rosslyn to catch the metro. I was a bit wary of late night bus riding, but figured it was a short […]

Location: Judiciary Square, train headed towards Glenmont Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) I boarded a red line train at 4:45 at Judiciary Square bound for Metro Center. I entered the center doors and made my way to the opposite set of doors to stand for the duration of my trip. There was a young male about 5ft […]

Location: Metro – Orange Line towards Vienna starting at Farragut West Metro stop; confrontation occurred near Courthouse stop Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) Fourth of July, coming back from the National Mall. Group of us were on a crowded train and an older guy in his late 50s/early 60s, balding white hair, 5’2″, with a European (non-British) accent was using one […]