Overview

• A 36-year-old MTA conductor was slashed across the face by a man wielding a sharp object at the Whitlock Avenue station in the Bronx on June 10.
• The NYPD circulated photos of the 5-foot-9, 170-pound suspect and confirmed that no arrests have been made so far.
• EMS transported the injured conductor to St. Barnabas Hospital, where she received treatment and was released the same day.
• Transport Workers Union Local 100 president John Chiarello has called on the NYPD to increase patrols around conductor cabs to improve worker safety.
• Union officials compared the attack to last year’s slashing of conductor Alton Scott and noted the victim had only 15 months of on-the-job experience.