Police stopped the Red Line in both directions shortly before 9:45 p.m. because of a guy dumping things on the tracks at Broadway, including what appeared to be one of those heavy bomb-resistant trash barrels.
Police arrested the guy on a charge of malicious destruction of property.
Also, Rae Marie Luna reports a friend said:
The upward escalator suddenly went backwards super fast & many ppl fell. What's up w/ Broadway?