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ALERT: Suspect Sought for Spitting on, Attacking NJ Transit Bus Driver in Newark

Newark

Police in Newark issued an arrest warrant for Mr. Sulaiman Boyer, 34, of Newark, who spit on an NJ Transit Bus driver after he would not accept a used bus ticket on July 21, 2021. 

According to authorities, police responded to a call about an assault in progress that occurred around 7:15 p.m. on an NJ Transit bus stopped at Lenox Street and Sanford Avenue.

When they arrived, police said the driver told the officers that one of two men gave him a bus ticket that had already been used. 

According to police, Boyer and the other man spit on the driver when he would not accept the ticket or drive the bus.

Boyer then threw a bottle at the driver, striking him in the head and causing a laceration, police said. 

After Boyer left the bus, he damaged the windshield wipers with his hands and threw another bottle that broke the windshield. 

While detectives investigate this incident and seek the public’s help with locating Boyer, Director O’Hara urges anyone with information of his whereabouts to call the Division's 24-hour Crime Stopper tip line at 1-877-NWK-TIPS (1-877-695-8477). 

All anonymous Crime Stopper tips are kept confidential and could result in a reward.   

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