APRIL 14 – Speaking to 1010 WINS, TWU Local 100 President Tony Utano said Local 100 is circulating photos of a man wanted in two disgusting assaults on female transit workers. The images, taken from surveillance video obtained by NYPD detectives, shows a young man who is suspected of throwing urine first onto a Conductor at the Brook Avenue station on the 6 line, and then on an Operator driving a BX2 bus on 138th Street and the Grand Concourse. You can see the NYPD Wanted Poster here.
President Utano expressed his outrage at the disgusting and unprovoked nature of the attack, telling 1010 WINS about the Bus Operator: "She can't believe it. I wasn't like there were any words going back and forth. She was loading passengers and the person came and threw urine right in her face." He added that the Union is cautioning Conductors to watch for anyone moving toward them on the platform and Bus Operators to keep windows closed.
On WCBS Ch. 2, Secretary-Treasurer Earl Phillips talked about the incident, and you can watch that here.
The suspect has not yet been apprehended but detectives are following up on a lead coming from a Local 100 Bus Operator who says she may have recognized the suspect. We will keep our membership updated as developments occur.
