Perps Sought in 2 Bronx Spitting Incidents

Spitting Suspect from May 9th
Spitting Suspect from May 9th

MAY 14 -- The Daily News reports this morning on two separate incidents in the Bronx were TWU Local 100 represented Bus Operators were spat at. In the first case, at 5:30 PM last Saturday, May 9th, our Operator had just stopped her BX41 bus and was discharging passengers when a man approached the driver's side window and spat at her before running off. Police described the suspect as black, between 20 and 30, and wearing a yellow hoodie. You can see the video here.

Four days earlier and four miles away, another hooded man spit at a bus and tried to attack a 64-year-old bus operator with a stick on Soundview Ave. near Cornell Ave. in Classon Point. Local 100 President Tony Utano said of the attacks: “What kind of person does this? Spitting on a transit worker who is serving the public is a disgusting and cowardly act in the best of times. Doing it during a pandemic is beyond horrendous. When these individuals are caught, prosecutors and judges should throw the book at them.”

Anyone with information regarding these incidents is urged to call NYPD Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS.