NEW YORK – NYPD is looking for a man who got into an MTA bus as a passenger and sprayed the driver out of nowhere.
Police said the attack occurred around 9:30 am on Sept. 15, when the 35-year-old driver was operating on the MTA 9784 bus near West 162 Street and Edgecombe Avenue.
It was then that an unidentified individual stopped the bus and approached the victim. Without provocation, the suspect took out a can of pepper spray and mercilessly sprayed the MTA driver in the eyes and mouth.
After the incident, police said the individual escaped by bicycle heading west on West 162 Street. The victim suffered burns and irritation from the gas and was taken to Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in stable condition.
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Anyone with information on this incident can call the NYPD Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit suggestions by logging into the CrimeStoppers website at or on Twitter @NYPDTips.
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