An MTA worker was pepper-sprayed after asking a woman to get on the No. 1 subway train in the Bronx. this Monday morning, according to police sources.
The 53-year-old cleaner was working on the train at the subway station Van Cortland Park-242nd Street in Kingsbridge around 4:27 a.m. when he asked the sleeping person to leave, authorities explained.
It was at that time that the suspect sprayed the employee in the face with pepper spray.New York Police Department (NYPD) officials said.
The victim was taken to Allen Presbyterian Hospital in New York. The woman fled the scene on foot.the officers noted and reported Pix 11 News.
A similar attack happened last Monday on a train that was stopped in Queens. These representatives pointed out An MTA worker was punched in the face after he woke a sleeping subject and asked him to get off.
The suspect at that scene was taken into custody without incident, NYPD said.
MTA workers have called for increased security measures in the New York subway after several attacks on their workers.
For his part, the governor Kathy Hochul has implemented a new security measures plan, which includes more random baggage checks and that the National Guard join the NYPD in stations for regular patrols in subway stations.
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2024-04-22 19:27:07
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