Police are searching for a suspect who allegedly slashed a female train conductor across the face at a Bronx subway station on Tuesday — a brazen assault that left the Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 100 fuming.
According to police, the incident happened inside the Whitlock Avenue train station in the Foxhurst section at around 12:20 p.m. on June 10.
The 36-year-old MTA employee was on a 6 train, making announcements about a service delay, when a man approached and slashed her face on the left side of her nose below her left eye using a sharp object.
Bloodied and injured, the victim immediately called the police, but the suspect got away before officers from the 41st Precinct arrived at the scene.
EMS arrived at the station and brought the victim to St. Barnabas Hospital, where she was treated for her injury and released.
Police released photos of the suspect, who is described as being 5-feet-9 inches tall and 170 pounds. No arrests have been made yet, but the investigation remains ongoing.
John Chiarello, president of TWU Local 100, said the employee had only 15 months on the job before the vicious slashing occurred. He added that the case is similar to last year’s attack on train conductor in Brooklyn.
“The difference is that we have high-quality photos of the alleged perpetrator in this case, which are now being circulated,” Chiarello said.
The union head urged the NYPD to patrol the cab areas when on duty.
“The union is calling on the city to notify police patrols to be especially vigilant and cover the conductor’s cab area as they work to reduce crime,” Chiarello said. “This easily could have been a deadly assault — we must do everything we can to prevent the next one.”
Anyone with information regarding Tuesday’s incident can call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial 888-57-PISTA). You can also submit tips online at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, or on X (formerly Twitter) @NYPDTips. All calls and messages are kept confidential.
