he's in a michael myers halloween mask, a full halloween costume, in fact. he told the trolley operator he didn't have enough money for the fare and pushed that employee in the face, pulled him from the trolley, and continued to beat that trolley oto ground. the employee who has been with the mbta for a year and a half was taken to the hospital early sunday morning but was released sunday afternoon without serious injuries. at this point the search is still on for that suspect in that case. the difficult part, even though they have surveillance video of the suspect, because he's in full halloween costume, they have a difficult time identifying him. that's the latest live from dorchester, tim caputo, 7 news. all weekend. they're demolishing toll booths across the state. the crews continue the work there. a lot of crumbled up concrete and other stuff there. brandon ganoe live. the big concern was the morning commute. so how was it earlier? >> better than expected would be an understatement. remember all weekend state leaders were saying traffic was like during

moments after a vicious attack a man in a michael myers halloween costume is seen running from the stop. the man in the mask told the trolley operator he didn't have enough money top pay the fair. he pu the face. the suspect pulled the worker off the trolley and continued to beat him. the suspect ran away. he was caught on video. unfortunately it will be tough to identify him seeing he was in full costume on halloween weekend. passengers riding the trolley say they're surprised by the incident but still feel safe. >> scary. talked to one of the drivers this morning. i guess the guy tried to get out he attacked the driver. this is a very safe neighborhood. >> reporter: that mbta driver was hospitalized after the incident. we're told he is back at home recovering now. that's the latest live from dorchester tim caputo 7 news. >> anchor: we have more news this evening a teen tragedy in local after a friday night house party turns deadly. he was hurt at a party in lowell. he bumped into 18-year-old joseph sagarela at that party. the suspect's guardians say there's more to the story. >> i kno

. >> reporter: michael myers said a situation he never before witnessed. >> we were all grouped up in one space. we were all running up the escalator. >> reporter: but for shelly, the third time she experience problem is fixed soon. >> i hope the t gets special attention. a lot of us use it every single day were report at the back bay station, christine mccarthy. >> as to why the doors did not open away. it was intentional not an accident. people were moving away from the platform and if they jumped out right away, it would have landed on the live third rail. once it was safe they opened passengers knocked out windows to escape a train. this is video from the winter when a panel fell off and it landed on the track causing the train to grind to a halt and caused smoke to felt nearby state state station. >> daniel: the t told us that panel fell off because it simply deteriorated. it was old. it turns out old line trains are some of the older in the fleet. they date back never have been released as you can see. we confirmed with the mbta that 100 orange line trains are expected to be rep

. >> reporter: get this, on target's website, you can still get, as an adult, a michael myers outfit with a fake butcher knife, but not a creepy clown costume. in this season where you're supposed to have scary fun, this creepy clown phenomena is causing some people and the creepry -- creepy craze has gone international. bizarre bozo sightings caught on camera are lighting up social media feeds around the world. back home, this video on live leak apparently showing a knife-wielding clown approaching a texas home. this clown on the back of a detroit bus. with halloween just two weeks ago, these encounters are helping the scary clown masks are flying off the shelves. national costume retailer halloween express says its clown costume sales are up 239% this year. fwhoun of the country's largest retailers, target tells abc news it's removing clown masks from its stores and scaling back inventory online. saying this decision was made out of sensitivity to the issue at hand. real or not, it's a creepy time to be a clown. >> look at this clown. >> reporter: even ronald mcdonald is keeping a

police say a man wearing a michael myers mask from the movie "halloween" dragged the operateddor off the train and beat him on the platform at the cedar grove station early monday morning. the operator was taken to the hospital and is expected to recover. >> the president of the medford police union is apologizing after he posed for a picture with a person wearing a hillary prison jumpsuit. the photo went viral. he says it was taken during an event and was not meant to be a political statement. he wrote, "these are halloween costumes. it was meant totally as a joke. i apologize if this offended anyone in any way. i never expected this sort of reaction. this was poor judgment on my part." >> christa: much more ahead on "today in new england." a scare in salem. an alleged drunk driver behind bars, charged with striking a mo at a u.s. airport. a man on a rampage with machete. >> reporter: and toll demolition merging with the morning commute. we'll have a live report on the traffic at the weston tolls coming up. massachusetts has many great public schools, and we took it for granted that

myers made his were born? >> '71. >> '59. >> '78. now 1972. i am shaking my head. poltergeist. the thing was a remake. >> you would know. [laughter]. >> i would. 1983. michael jackson's thriller hit airways december 2nd, month after halloween. it is a halloween staple today. finally, 1988. >> everyone looks at me. trick-or-treat inaugural year dates back to the 50s. >> what was the scariest part of the segment. >> carol anne. >> made me afraid to fall asleep. scarred. >> what is going on, charlie? >> ritchie keeps doing psycho impression. that is what he does to the with a screwdriver? >> actually taking out air. >> this is where they are making angel mints, since 1984. we saw ritchie cooking up the sugar, adding the mint. this is the packaging. >> you have it runs through the machine. >> you want to keep the air out. what is the problem with the air? >> it will jam up. >> these machines, i notice this isn't exactly modern technology, is it? >> no. 125 pieces per minute. it works. >> if it ain't broke and it ain't, i love it. >>> happens to be his company. how many of the angel mints are you packaging? >> everyday, 13,000 of these little mints. >> whoa. you