NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Police released photos of a man on Tuesday wanted in connection to the assault of an on-duty MTA bus driver in October in East Harlem.
The attack happened on Oct. 18 at around 2:10 a.m. near East 125th Street and 3rd Avenue when a female bus driver, 46, was approached by an unidentified man who started arguing with her, according to police.
During the argument, the man then bent the windshield wiper on the driver’s side, attempted to break the bus mirror, and repeatedly slammed the bus window against the victim’s left arm, police said.
The suspect fled the scene on foot, heading eastbound on East 125th Street toward 3rd Avenue, police said.
The driver sustained minor injuries and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in stable condition.
The suspect was last seen wearing a green hat, a black jacket, a white T-shirt, black jeans, and black boots.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).