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Person arrested following police response at Grand Central Terminal, MTA says
About 60 commuters self-evacuated after a woman in emotional distress prompted a police response, and service resumed once officers secured the scene.
- On Wednesday, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Department arrested 33-year-old Hannah Santero after she threatened passengers on a Metro-North train arriving at Grand Central Terminal, disrupting service across multiple lines.
- As the train approached Track 110, Santero experienced what police described as an "emotional crisis" and shouted threats to other riders, prompting another passenger to pull the emergency brake.
- Approximately 60 passengers evacuated onto the tracks, forcing transit officials to cut power to the third rail for more than 20 minutes while officers cleared the area and escorted commuters to safety.
- Authorities took Santero into custody without further incident and transported her to Bellevue Hospital for psychiatric evaluation; no weapons were recovered from the scene.
- Prosecutors charged Santero with making a terroristic threat and a threat of mass harm as Metro-North service on the Harlem, Hudson, and New Haven lines returned to schedule by midday.
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Woman accused of causing panic on Metro-North train with gun threat at Grand Central Station booked on felony charges
A woman who allegedly set off panic among Metro-North riders at Grand Central Station Wednesday morning with a phony gun threat has been booked on charges of making a terroristic threat, law enforcement sources said. The incident happened on board a Metro-North Railroad commuter train — which had departed from New Canaan, CT, about an...
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