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Cops Hunt Man Suspected of Spraying Chemicals on Train Operator in Brooklyn

By Aidan Gardiner | November 27, 2012 7:49am
 Police are looking for Enrique Tirado, 38, believing he assaulted a train operator on October 21, 2012. 
Police are looking for Enrique Tirado, 38, believing he assaulted a train operator on October 21, 2012. 
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CROWN HEIGHTS — Cops are seeking a man suspected of spraying a train conductor with an unknown chemical, the NYPD said. 

Enrique Tirado, 38, is believed to have exited a 4 train at the Sterling Street Station along with the unidentified conductor about 4 p.m. on October 21, police said.

He then sprayed her with an unknown chemical and fled, officials said. 

The conductor was taken to a nearby hospital, where she was listed in stable condition, police said. 

Police described Tirado as 5-foot-8 inches tall and about 170 pounds. 

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