Darius McCollum
Darius McCollum (born
1965) is a
New York resident with a lengthy arrest record for crimes related to
trains and the
New York City Subway system.
Darius has been diagnosed with
Asperger's syndrome and has been obsessed with trains from an early age, frequently riding various trains around New York for days at a time. His obsession with trains has led Darius to frequently impersonate
NYCTA employees or a related entity (most recently, as an outside safety consultant) for which he has been jailed numerous times. McCollum has been rejected for employment by NYCTA on numerous occasions, although he is reported to know more about the trains, schedules, procedures and rail operations than any current employee.
Harper's Magazine published an article on him in May
2002.
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neurodiversity.com Autism & Law Enforcement: The Case of Darius McCollum
