Police search for suspect in alleged MTA bus driver assault

JAMAICA, Queens (PIX11) — The New York Police Department is asking for public assistance to identify a woman wanted in connection with an assault of an MTA employee in August, according to authorities.

Officials said a 60-year-old male bus driver of a Q60 bus was pepper-sprayed at the corner of Liberty Avenue and Sutphin Boulevard in Jamaica at 3:50 p.m. on Aug. 23.

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According to police, a woman wearing a multicolored tank top and white pants allegedly got on the bus, became “irate,” pepper-sprayed the man and fled the area.

The man was treated at the scene for irritation and pain, officials said…

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