Bus ridership continues to fall, officials say ktla. May 31, 20 police sought the publics help on friday to find a man accused of attacking a metro bus driver while he drove in compton. The 56yearold goldman, a frequent rider on the bus. During the rape, an unknown witness, the only passenger on the bus, attempted to get the driver s attention, the department said in a statement. A typical day driving the bus for metro sometimes can be stressful but the majority of time i have a great day.
I have learned how to deal effectively with people of all cultures. Metro managers warn that the assaults put everyone on the road at risk, since a driver attacked while moving could swerve into other cars or onto the sidewalk. Man sentenced to life in prison in 2012 shooting of weho. Dec 14, 2017 a woman was luckily saved after being attacked by a tibetan mastiff in the middle of a road in east china. A metro supervisor says the bus driver tried to avoid a confrontation with the. To track down suspect who attacked female bus driverthe driver is reportedly. Police investigating attack on metro transit bus driver. Video shows the suspect exit the bus in the 5000 block of exposition.
The coalition says the authorities should be treating the incident as a hate crime. Metro calls in help for bus driver assaults after attacks. Get updates on the latest service adjustments and what we are doing to flatten the curve at. Hate crime alleged in inglewood assault of sikh bus driver. A metro transit bus driver was attacked by a 16yearold girl on a bus on the south side wednesday, as the driver tried to intervene during a fight between two other teen girls. If you like working with people and want to make a difference in your community, come help us run our growing transit system. Bus driver stabbed by passenger on metro bus q fox news. City council, nonprofits and an advertising firm to put. Bus 115 to marina del rey at norwalk green line station bus layover. He said the vehicle, which was on its regular run through the neighborhood, appeared to have stopped alongside a curb just before the driver was attacked.
May 21, 2012 gordon said authorities believe the gunman and the driver were the only people on the bus at the time of the shooting. The announcement came a week after a b15 bus operator was violently assaulted while driving, one of several disturbing attacks against bus operators in recent months. Metro bus driver attacked during fight on bus, madison police. Metro bus driver who is sikh, says he was attacked on his bus in november by a passenger who called him a terrorist and a suicide bomber. Police and metro seek publics help in finding suspect who. Assaults against bus drivers rose 37 percent in 2014, according to a report. Apr 07, 2020 a cta bus driver was attacked with pepper spray tuesday while driving in lincoln park on the north side. Hart serves the community through convenient, affordable public transportation options including bus services, intown trolleys, streetcars, van services and more.
There is a combined effort underway from members of the l. It is a humbling experience for me working for metro bus system. The alleged assailant, a 15yearold renton boy, was ordered held in secure detention for. The campaign augments other key metro initiatives to combat operator assault. A metro bus driver was robbed and attacked on friday night.
Lapd officers and lafd officials responded to a call about a female bus driver being attacked on the metro rapid line 720 bus near wilshire boulevard and oxford avenue around 1. Man accused of attacking metro bus operator in west hills. Seattle a king county metro bus driver has been taken to harborview medical center after a stabbing on a metro bus. Metro transit spokesperson howie padilla said police are trying to track down the young man who attacked a metro transit bus driver in minneapolis on. Carroll thomas, who represents the bladensburg division of metro s bus system as a shop steward and is an executive board member of local 689, said there has been a rise in attacks on drivers. Video shows alleged assault on metro bus driver wcpo. The man found guilty of assaulting a metro bus driver has been sentenced to six months in prison. New bill protects bus drivers from attacks, requires.
Dec 07, 2007 the beating of a white woman by nine black students on a city bus is being investigated but not as a hate crime, a transit official said. Trips taken on the metro system dropped again in 2016. Sarah kreager, 26, suffered broken facial bones and other. For the 1,600 bus drivers in metro transits fleet, there are multiple resources should someone be attacked physically or verbally, according to christy bailly, the agencys director of bus. Down suspect who attacked female bus driverthe driver is. Video surveillance showed he boarded the bus in the late evening hours with a female. Fort worth a 60yearold man standing in the middle of a street in como on tuesday morning attacked a trinity metro bus with a hatchet, then hijacked a pickup truck, police said. A marta bus driver was stabbed as he drove along his route in clarkston east of atlanta.
The 16yearold madison girl was arrested and tentatively charged with battery to a public transit operator and disorderly conduct, madison police said. Metro transit bus drivers were attacked more than 70 times this year wednesday, december 6, 2017 by susan du in news. Be our eyes and ears and help make metro more secure. Aug 26, 2019 metro news now, august 26 bus ridership, lafc by steve hymon, august 26, 2019 the wall street journal looks at declining bus ridership in our region boardings are down 24 percent on the metro bus system since 20 and what might be done to fix it. A bus driver for the greater dayton regional transit authority continues to recover from his injuries after he was attacked by a group of juveniles early sunday morning in riverside, according to. The driver told police that thomas attacked him after a dispute over the. Fox also imposed a 25yeartolife term on anthony craig chambers, who was convicted last march of firstdegree murder for. Metro has installed bus operator barriers on many of its buses. The employee was last at work on monday, march 16, and metro received confirmation of a positive covid19 test on monday, march 23.
Another could be physical barriers that separate the driver from passenger. Nbc4 obtained three years of metro reports that show bus operators were victims. Metro transit investigating assault of bus driver in n. Authorities say the suspect took the phone from the driver and began hitting him. Woman who allegedly threw urine on bus driver for telling. Metro is in close communications with health officials about covid19. Metro transit bus drivers were attacked more than 70 times this year.
Sikh bus driver who was branded a terrorist speaks. Man charged in raciallymotivated attack on sikh metro bus. Jan 08, 2017 an israeli bus driver who witnessed the incident said on the radio the truck ploughed into a group of soldiers, and that they fired on the driver, who reversed direction and ran over them again. A seattle man accused of stabbing and biting a king county metro bus driver in an unprovoked attack has been charged with assault. As he opened the door, the person waiting at the bus stop threw bleach on his face and then ran away. Apr 08, 2020 on weekdays, metro will run its usual sunday bus service plus some rapid, express and local bus lines that normally do not run on sundays. Another metro transit bus driver attacked in minneapolis. The woman boarded the 217 metro bus in culver city at about 5 p. Kmsp a minneapolis bus driver was viciously beaten at a stop tuesday, according to a metro transit spokesperson. Suspect allegedly yelled racial slurs, attacked sikh metro. County has mandated face coverings for everyone when in public.
Dec 06, 2017 metro transit has installed security cameras on buses, and trained drivers on all sorts of deescalation tactics, such as speaking calmly to agitated customers while addressing the issue. Metro takes on operator assault in new campaign the source. Metro adjusting bus and rail schedules beginning april 19. Metro driver attacked me while getting on the bus, by pushing me back with her. Man who assaulted metro bus driver receives maximum sentence.
Mta, twu condemn rise in new york city bus operator attacks. Metro bus drivers are constantly exposed to danger and violence. Jan 16, 2019 metro bus driver attacked during fight on bus, madison police say jan 17, 2019 a metro transit bus driver was attacked by a 16yearold girl on a bus on the south side wednesday, as the driver tried to intervene during a fight between two other teen girls. Homicides, metro bus attack lead notable crimes in madison area. Cctv footage captured a brave bus driver fending off the dog with a fire extinguisher. The metro driver who was attacked aboard her bus early saturday is recovering at home from her injuries. Rodney goldman didnt think twice about coming to the defense of a ridekc bus driver he saw struggling against an attacker early saturday. In a video posted to social media, a man gets on the bus and starts punching.
Metro bus driver attacked, robbed houston chronicle. Metro transit police have arrested a 19yearold man for allegedly throwing a sterno can at a metrobus driver wednesday, and in connection with the armed robbery and assault of two people at a. Many have been left shocked and rattled by a random attack. Woman mauled by a tibetan mastiff is saved by a bus driver. Jul 10, 2018 lawrence is suspected of sexually assaulting a 23year old intoxicated female bus passenger on board metro coach no. Metro bus driver attacked, suspect ordered held seattle this is a 2007 photograph from the state department of corrections of the alleged assailant, 35yearold william lewis marion. At that point, another man approached the driver from. Fort worth tx man breaks windows of bus, hijacks truck fort. Metro bus driver attacked by passenger in koreatown. Jul 17, 2007 the recent sexual assault of a bus driver has the metropolitan transit authority taking a closer look at its plan to install security cameras on the entire fleet. Two men attack metro driver over bus fare houston chronicle.
Dec 02, 2014 deputies explained falcon viciously attacked a 59yearold female driver on nov. Nov 05, 2012 a man was arrested early monday after he allegedly attacked an mta bus driver in westchester before passengers were able to stop him, transit officials said. Bus drivers call for nationwide strike after an attack. Drivers have been punched, spat upon and verbally abused. Police arrested two teenagers in connection with an attack on an mbta bus driver in roxbury, which caused the bus to slam into a building, injuring five people. Passenger violently beats bus driver for requesting correct farethe.
Another metro transit bus driver attacked in minneapolis duration. Bus drivers across australia are calling for a nationwide strike after the shocking attack on a driver in moorooka, in brisbane. Jun 28, 2018 marcellus thomas, 49, punched and shoved a 67yearold bus driver at about 5. We are constantly hiring as oldtimers retire, he said.
The worker had been hospitalized but was released to go home and recover under quarantine. No one in metro takes sexual assault or groping seriously. Suspect captured on video viciously punching, stomping man at. Metro bus driver stabbed, bitten in relentless attack. Diane rude was attacked by a passenger who hooked a scarf around her neck and. Bus drivers and rail operators are also trained to confront harassment, but the. Man arrested in attack on metro bus driver the seattle times. She then pried open the doors, shouting at the driver, and attacked. On weekdays, most trains will run every 12 minutes between 6 a. Man who hit attacker of kc bus driver receives a hearty. Metro transit bus drivers were attacked more than 70 times. The driver was charged with an assault and so did the girl. Metrobus driver injured in stabbing incident in southeast.
Metro transit says deescalation training for drivers is one important strategy to help prevent such attacks. Disturbing new video shows attack on mta bus driver. The metro system has been a refuge for homeless people for decades. Kate raddatz shows how metro transits new safety feature for drivers works and if the drivers think its enough 2. Jun 07, 2019 an unhinged man armed with a utility knife attacked an mta bus in the east village thursday night but was brought down by the bus driver and other good samaritans, authorities said. A detroit bus driver pulled up to one of his usual pickup locations. Keron hayes, 21, was captured on video attacking metro bus driver. If you are using the bike rack, please let the bus operator know before. Once the bus left the metro station, the suspect and the driver argued, and the bus driver tried to call police. Metro bus driver attacked, suspect ordered held kirotv. Man sues cta after bus driver allegedly chased, attacked him. But the amalgamated transit union local 689, the union that represents metro. Woman charged in attack on metro bus driver cbs dc. A man who allegedly attacked and shouted racial slurs at a sikh metro bus driver in inglewood was charged wednesday with a hate crime kc tard jr.
Ride on bus driver attacked, suspect photographs released. After attack on female bus driver in hollywood, 1 man in custody. Metro transit testing barriers to protect bus drivers. Police said a school bus was passing through the area when kiesha shannon, 28, parked her car in front and forced it to stop.
The hillsborough area regional transit authority hart plans, finances, acquires, constructs, operates and maintains mass transit facilities and supplies transportation assistance in hillsborough county, florida. Recovering metro bus driver says her attacker needs love. A man who was allegedly chased and attacked by a cta bus driver last year in the loop has sued the transit agency and the driver. Every year, dozens of metro transit bus drivers are assaulted in some way. Burden and consequences upon the human operator, job stress network, 2000. Passengers stop man from attacking mta bus driver, officials.
Authorities didnt immediately give a motive for the 9 a. Knifewielding maniac goes berserk on mta bus in the east village. Metro bus driver attacked some passengers on the bus took pictures of the two men with their cell phones, and metro police are now looking for the. New bill protects bus drivers from attacks, requires reporting to. Assault on bus has metro looking closer at cameras houston.
Metro news now, august 26 bus ridership, lafc the source. Metro s bus drivers have been hit on, spat on, or cursed at in operating buses. Written by city news service a man attacked the driver of an mta bus near lax today, and passengers came to the drivers aid, the transit agency reported. The bus involved in saturdays incident featured a plastic shield meant to protect drivers from passenger assaults. The attack happened on march 11, but police are still searching for the suspect.
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