On December 23 a man battered a uniformed female Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) subway conductor in New York City. The victim was hospitalized but was not seriously injured. Police obtained video of the perpetrator fleeing the subway station and passed it along to the press asking that they publish the image of the man in hopes of obtaining an identification. On December 31 this was the headline in the New York Daily News:
A hulking brute grabbed a 28-year-old MTA employee up in a bear hug at a Bronx train station, shoved her onto the platform and began choking her in an unprovoked attack - then ran away smiling, authorities said Wednesday.
The victim, who was on duty and in full uniform, was standing on the southbound platform of the East Tremont train station at 2:30 a.m. on Dec. 23 when the unidentified suspect ran up and attacked her.
After throttling the woman, the man hightailed it out of the station, police said. Surveillance cameras caught the man, wearing a black jacket, brown pants and black sneakers grinning as he made his way through the turnstile.
The MTA employee was rushed to a local hospital with minor injuries to her head, neck and back, officials said. Her position with the Transit Authority was not immediately disclosed.
Cops are asking anyone with information regarding this incident to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.
An NYPD cop has surrendered in an attack on an MTA worker, officials said Thursday.
Police Officer Mirjan Lolja, 37, was suspended after the assault in which the Metropolitan Transportation Authority worker — who was on-duty and in her uniform — was allegedly put into a bear hug, thrown to the floor and choked, cops said.
“I’m totally outraged,” Joe Costales, chairman of Transport Workers Union Local 100, said of the allegations. “We’re not safe with members of the public, and now we’re not safe from the police.”
The 28-year-old conductor was on the southbound D train platform at the Tremont Ave. station when Lolja confronted her about 2:30 a.m. on Dec. 23, officials said. She was hospitalized with minor back and neck injuries.
Lolja was caught on surveillance video running from the station with a smirk on his face, according to cops.
Once Lolja saw the video on the news, he turned himself in at the 25th Precinct in Harlem, where he’s been a cop for seven years, police sources said.
The officer said he fought with the conductor after she cursed at him for asking when the next train would arrive. When he demanded her ID and took out his phone to take a picture of her, she grabbed it, prompting a struggle, he alleged.
No charges were immediately filed. The NYPD’s Internal Affairs Bureau is investigating the incident.
Thug attacks female MTA employee at Bronx train station: cops (VIDEO)
The Daily News' story under that headline:
The victim, who was on duty and in full uniform, was standing on the southbound platform of the East Tremont train station at 2:30 a.m. on Dec. 23 when the unidentified suspect ran up and attacked her.
After throttling the woman, the man hightailed it out of the station, police said. Surveillance cameras caught the man, wearing a black jacket, brown pants and black sneakers grinning as he made his way through the turnstile.
The MTA employee was rushed to a local hospital with minor injuries to her head, neck and back, officials said. Her position with the Transit Authority was not immediately disclosed.
On January 1 the perpetrator surrendered and this was the Daily News headline:
NYPD cop turns himself in for attacking female MTA employee
The Daily News' Jan. 1 story:
Police Officer Mirjan Lolja, 37, was suspended after the assault in which the Metropolitan Transportation Authority worker — who was on-duty and in her uniform — was allegedly put into a bear hug, thrown to the floor and choked, cops said.
“I’m totally outraged,” Joe Costales, chairman of Transport Workers Union Local 100, said of the allegations. “We’re not safe with members of the public, and now we’re not safe from the police.”
The 28-year-old conductor was on the southbound D train platform at the Tremont Ave. station when Lolja confronted her about 2:30 a.m. on Dec. 23, officials said. She was hospitalized with minor back and neck injuries.
Lolja was caught on surveillance video running from the station with a smirk on his face, according to cops.
Once Lolja saw the video on the news, he turned himself in at the 25th Precinct in Harlem, where he’s been a cop for seven years, police sources said.
The officer said he fought with the conductor after she cursed at him for asking when the next train would arrive. When he demanded her ID and took out his phone to take a picture of her, she grabbed it, prompting a struggle, he alleged.
No charges were immediately filed. The NYPD’s Internal Affairs Bureau is investigating the incident.
Lol-ja Daily News. Out is "hulking brute", out is "unprovoked attacked", out is "smiling", "throttling", "hightailed it". In are "cop for seven years", "allegedly", "confronted her", "prompting a struggle", "smirk" and "running."