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Irate Passenger Hurls Trash Can At MTA Bus Windshield, Police Say

By Danielle Tcholakian | September 4, 2015 1:48pm
 The NYPD is looking for this man, who they believe tried to assault an MTA bus driver in the 6th Precinct.
The NYPD is looking for this man, who they believe tried to assault an MTA bus driver in the 6th Precinct.
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WEST VILLAGE — A man who argued with an MTA bus driver stormed off the bus and lobbed a metal trash can at the bus' windshield, police said.

The NYPD is looking for a man who they say quarreled with a city bus driver about 9:20 p.m. on July 15 at the corner of West 14th Street and Seventh Avenue.

Police said the angry passenger got off the bus and pitched the garbage bin at the front of the bus, doing extensive damage to the vehicle.

The driver was not hurt in the altercation, according to the NYPD.

The NYPD asks that anyone with information regarding this suspect or the incident call the Crime Stoppers hotline at 800-577-TIPS. All calls are confidential.