Man Spit On 15-Year-Old On Bus: Transit Police

BOSTON — Police are asking for the public's help in finding a man they said reportedly spit on a 15 year old on a bus.

Police said on Aug. 14, the man was upset that a bus driver did not stop when he wanted to get off the bus near the intersection of Humboldt Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and was berating him, when a 15-year-old passenger asked him to calm down. Police said the man responded by spitting in the teen's face.

Police released the MBTA images of the man they want to question the man in regard to the report of assault and battery.

If you know the whereabouts or identity of the man, police are asking you call the Transit Police Criminal Investigations Unit at 617-222-1050. You can also text a tip to 873873 or use the anonymous feature on the MBTA transit police SeeSay app