Crime & Safety

Man Breaks Bus Window, Police Seek His Identity

A suspect retaliated in anger toward a Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority bus driver after he asked him to get off the bus, police said.

A suspect retaliated in anger toward a Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority bus driver after he asked him to get off the bus, police said.
A suspect retaliated in anger toward a Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority bus driver after he asked him to get off the bus, police said. (St. Pete Police Department)

ST. PETERSBURG, FL — Detectives are seeking the identity and whereabouts of a suspect who broke a bus window out of retaliation on a Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority driver March 12, St. Pete police said.

The bus driver asked the suspect to get off the bus after he got mad at him, investigators said. When he got off the bus in 1800 block of 13th Street South, he banged on a bus window until it broke.

If you recognize this person, call St. Petersburg Police Department at 727-893-7780. You can also send an anonymous message by texting the letters "SPPD" and your message to TIP-411.

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A suspect broke a PSTA bus window on March 12 after he got angry with the bus driver. Police are trying to identify the suspect. (St. Pete Police)

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