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Train Conductor Sucker Punched in Bronx

Police are looking for this man in connection with an unprovoked attack on a subway train conductor.


By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

September 26, 2022


BRONX - A Bronx train conductor was sucker punched in the face by a deranged passenger at the subway station near Hostos College. 






The attack happened at the East 149th Street and Grand Concourse subway station near Hostos College. At around 7:30 pm on September 20, the Number 2 train had just pulled into the station and the train conductor opened the window to his car. Suddenly a man ran up to him and punched him in the face. 



The attacker fled. 


The conductor was transported down the block to Lincoln Hospital where he is listed in stable condition. 


Anyone with information should call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 


All calls remain confidential.


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