Lolja, who was off duty at the time of the attack, turned himself into the 25th Precinct in East Harlem, New York, where he is also stationed. The union is also pushing for the Bronx DA to prosecute the case. Assaulting an on-duty, uniformed MTA conductor is a felony in New York State, with a maximum seven year prison sentence. Transit workers deal with physical and verbal abuse from the public on a daily basis, but to have an off duty Police Officer engaging in this inexplicable act of violence is an outrageous breach of the public trust, Samueslen said. Police union Patrick lynch there is crooked cop. And this cop wont turn himself in, if the victim didnt releases the video! The employee, a 28-year-old conductor, has not been named. Around 2 a.m. on December 23, she was attacked on the subway platform of the East Tremont Station D train. The assailant grabbed her from behind, pushed her and choked her. The station is located between the Bronx Zoo and the Cross Bronx Expressway. The perpetrator then left the subway, as was captured on surveillance cameras. The conductor was taken to a local hospital to be treated for injuries to her head, neck and back
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