NEW YORK (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) – The NYPD released a photo Friday night to aid their search for a man who slugged an MTA conductor as a train was exiting the station.
The victim, a 32-year-old male MTA conductor, was aboard a northbound 6 train that had begun to exit the station when the suspect slugged him in the face, police said.
This incident occurred at 10:20 p.m. on Thursday at the Third Avenue–138th Street station in Mott Haven, and the assailant fled the station in an unknown direction, according to the NYPD.
He was last seen wearing a black mask, dark blue jacket, dark colored pants and gray sneakers, police said.
The MTA conductor was treated by EMS for minor injuries on scene, officials said.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.
