Man Arrested After Allegedly Trying To Steal A D.C. Metrobus

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Police have arrested a man who they say attempted armed “busjacking” of a Washington D.C. Metrobus in New Carrollton.
According to a press release from Metro Transit Police, Tariq Kirkland, 38, boarded the F4 Metrobus in the 7700-block of Riverdale Road and brandished a knife in an attempt to rob a passenger.
The statement says the Metrobus operator heard what was happening, pulled over, secured the bus, and notified the Bus Operations Control Center