Search for suspect after assaulting MTA bus driver

 

The New York Police Department is actively seeking the individual alleged to have assaulted an MTA bus driver in the Bronx on Saturday evening. Law enforcement officials arrived at the scene following a 911 call received at approximately 7:30 p.m., which reported an incident of assault in the University Heights area of the Bronx.

Authorities report that an individual assaulted the 28-year-old operator of a BX3 bus by punching and spitting on him. The New York Police Department indicates that the assailant attempted to disembark from the bus while it was proceeding south on University Avenue, close to the West 183rd Street stop. The suspect successfully escaped the location.

 

Emergency responders transported the individual, who incurred minor injuries, to New York Presbyterian Allen Hospital for a medical evaluation.