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Bus Driver Beaten by Crazed Attacker

Female Driver Assaulted in Her Bus
The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with an attack on a female bus driver in the Bronx. -Photo by NYPD

The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with an attack on a female bus driver in the Bronx. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice

September 18, 2024


BRONX - A crazed attacker bashed a female bus driver’s head against a partition, cops said.


At around 11:20 am on November 17, a 34-year-old driver was sitting in her bus parked at East 226 Street and White Plains Road. A man in a blue hoodie entered the parked bus and approached the driver.


Cops said the man grabbed the driver and repeatedly slammed her head against the bus partition.


The attacker then jumped off the bus and ran off on East 226th Street. 


The victim was rushed to Jacobi Medical Center where she was treated and listed in stable condition.


The NYPD released surveillance video of the suspect. He is described as a male who is 6 feet tall, and has a medium complexion.


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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