Crime & Safety
Cops: Woman Assaulted NICE Bus Driver
Woman exited the bus with a young girl after striking the bus driver in the head, cops said.
Nassau County Police are searching for a woman who they say hit a NICE bus driver in the head when she didn’t make an unscheduled stop.
Cops said the N-6 line bus was heading west on Hempstead Turnpike in Franklin Square when a woman began hitting the bus driver in the head. The bus passed a stop it wasn’t scheduled to make and angered the woman, police reported.
The 38-year-old female driver pulled over and the woman got off the bus with a young girl, detectives said.
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The driver was brought to a nearby hospital and was treated for minor injuries.
The incident happened at 3:30 p.m. Monday and was heading toward the New Hyde Park Road stop.
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Detectives are asking anyone with information to call Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.
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