NJ Transit bus driver attacked with spit in unprovoked attack

😡 Newark police are searching for a man accused of spitting on an NJ Transit bus driver caught on camera.

🚍 The suspect boarded the bus and spat in the driver’s face, hair, and clothing before fleeing.

📞 Police urge anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers

NEWARK — Police need the public’s help in identifying a man who is accused of spitting on a bus driver in an unprovoked attack over the weekend.

NJ Transit bus driver assaulted in Newark

It was just after 6 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 12, when police responded to South 10th Street and Springfield Avenue on a call of an aggravated assault.

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A man, who had boarded an NJ Transit bus at 21st Street in Irvington, leaned around the protective barrier for the bus driver and spat on her face, hair, and clothing before fleeing, said Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda, Sr.

No words were exchanged between the unidentified man and the female bus driver, but the surveillance camera on the bus captured the incident.

Suspect caught on bus surveillance camera

Detectives describe him as a young black man, about 5 feet 3 inches, and 140 pounds. He was wearing a dark-colored hooded sweater and black pants.

Police ask for public’s help to identify Newark assault suspect

Miranda urges anyone with information on the identity of this man to call the police division’s 24-hour Crime Stopper tip line at 1-877-NWK-TIPS (1-877-695-8477).

All tips are anonymous and confidential, and could result in a reward, according to Crime Stoppers…

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