POLICE SEARCHING FOR TEENS WHO SPIT ON, PEPPER SPRAYED BUS DRIVER

Police searching for teens who spit on, pepper sprayed bus driver

Police are searching for these three girls, who they say pepper sprayed and spit on a TriMet driver. The first girl (left) is 5 feet 3 inches tall, 120 pounds, with short hair and a cast on her left arm. The second girl (middle) is 5 feet 5 inches tall. The third girl (right) is 5 feet 7 inches tall, with short hair and glasses. (Portland Police)

BY THE OREGONIAN/OREGONLIVE

Portland police are seeking the public's help to identify three teens who spit on and pepper sprayed a bus driver earlier this month. 

Police say the teenage girls boarded a TriMet bus near North Lombard Street and Interstate Avenue on June 9. They pepper sprayed and spit on the driver near Northeast 42nd Avenue and Holman Street at about 11:30 p.m. 

Police described the first girl as 5 feet 3 inches tall, 120 pounds, with short hair and a cast on her left arm. The second girl is 5 feet 5 inches tall. The third girl is 5 feet 7 inches tall, with short hair and glasses. 

People with information can leave a tip for investigators on Portland police's website.

— The Oregonian/OregonLive

Note: Years ago Trimet promised to place undercover cops on some of the late night problematic lines. Never fulfilled it. These are not just assaults on our Operators but severe safety problems to our customers and outside traffic. Particularly when you consider the bus is 40' and weighs 20 tons. 

Trimet's responsibie for the safety and well being of their workers, customers and the community.  They refuse to be proactive even after horrendous events. 

My thoughts are with the Operator. Hope he or she's OK.  Getting back in the seat is the worst. Having a manager ask you what you did to provoke it is equally stressful. 

How many times have people used a pen or paintbrush because they couldn’t pull the trigger?

Virginia Woolf,

MAX OPERATOR ASSAULTED - DOES TRIMET BARE ANY RESPONSIBILITY - PART THREE

Man arrested after MAX driver assaulted

One week after the stabbing deaths on MAX, a MAX Operator gets assaulted. 

From the article: 

"Passengers pulled the operator away from Caldwell, who ran away."

"The security presence was increased after three people were stabbed on a MAX train last week."

From last week's stabbing, via KGW

"Spokeswoman Roberta Altstadt said TriMet is working closely with the Portland Police Bureau, transit police and other agencies to put more officers on trains and more security personnel on platforms."

"Trimet is increasing our security presence and remains fully committed our employees and riders."

Hmmm...