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The unknown woman allegedly sprayed an "unknown substance" into the face of a bus driver, say police

The attack was one of multiple assaults on MTA employees in May

“Crime is down overall this year on subways and buses, but any assault on our employees is intolerable,” MTA spokesperson Lucas Bejarano said

New York City police are searching for a woman accused of assaulting a Metropolitan Transit Authority bus driver.

According to the New York City Police Department, the suspect sprayed an “unknown substance” into the face of a 33-year-old bus driver onboard a BX-10 MTA bus, in the vicinity of Bainbridge Avenue and Van Cortlandt Avenue East in the Bronx around 8:40 a.m. on Monday, May 19.

“The individual then fled the location to parts unknown,” according to a police pres

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