Crime & Safety
Man Punches, Threatens To Kill MTA Worker In Bed-Stuy: Cops
The man punched the female booth clerk in the face, pulled her hair and threatened her while she was roping off a turnstile, police said.
BED-STUY, BROOKLYN — A man punched and threatened to kill an MTA worker at Franklin Avenue station on Sunday while she roped off a turnstile, according to police.
The female booth clerk was roping off a turnstile area because of a service change at the Franklin Avenue A/C station just before 11:30 a.m. when the man came up and threatened to kill her, police said.
The man then pulled her hair and punched her in the face multiple times before fleeing, police said.
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The MTA worker was taken to Brooklyn Hospital with swelling and scratches on her face, police said. She was in stable condition.
Police have released photos of the man taken from the station:
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