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MTA Worker Punched in Face in Random Attack

Rail Way Worker Threatened with Knife Before Being Popped in the Face


Police are searching for this man in connection with an attack on an MTA worker. -Photo by NYPD


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice

July 12, 2023


BRONX - An MTA worker was threatened with a knife and then punched in the face during a random attack in a Bronx subway station, cops said. 




At around 5:30 am on July 5, an MTA worker was on duty at the 182-183 Street underground subway station. A man walked up to the worker and began arguing with him.


The straphanger then pulled out a knife and threatened to stab the MTA worker, cops said. Instead the man punched the MTA employee in the face.





The attacker ran out of the station and fled on foot.


The victim was taken by EMS to an area hospital for treatment.


Cops are searching for the man seen on surveillance video taken from cameras inside the subway station. Investigators said the suspect is a 50-year-old male with a medium complexion. He is believed to be 5 foot 7 inches tall.  





The suspect was last seen wearing a gray baseball cap, black shorts, a black t-shirt with a graphic on the front and black and gray sneakers with black socks. In the video the suspect appears to have a scraggily beard and mustache. 


Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to 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 are strictly confidential.





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