© Anthony Behar
NEW YORK (77WABC) — The NYPD searching for four suspects in an attack on an MTA train conductor at subway stations in Queens this week.
Police say four male teenage suspects allegedly attacked the 40-year-old male conductor as he pulled a northbound N train into the Queens Plaza station Tuesday afternoon. The conductor was punched and knocked to the ground after he opened a window to make an announcement.
One of the teens stole his keys. All four fled thru an emergency door.
The conductor was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital – Queens, where he was treated and released for a left arm injury.
This after cops said a week earlier, a 43-year-old male conductor on the D train platform of the 205th street – Norwood subway station in the Bronx was shoved to the ground in an unprovoked attack around 2:10 a.m. on May 8.
The conductor was taken too Montefiore hospital in stable condition, with substantial pain to his back.
Anyone with information in regard to the incidents is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website or on Twitter @NYPDTips.
