Police: MTA cleaner arrested for slashing man at Atlantic Avenue station
The incident happened on the southbound platform around 1:45 a.m.
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Dec 9, 2024, 12:33 PM
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Updated 31 days ago
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44ds agoPolice say a man was slashed at the Atlantic Avenue Station early this morning.
The incident happened on the southbound platform around 1:45 a.m.
According to police, an on-duty MTA worker was cleaning the southbound platform with a cleaning solution.
The solution got on a 47-year-old man who was asleep on a bench, police say.
A dispute ensued and the MTA cleaner pulled out a knife and slashed the man, leaving him with a laceration to the left eye.
The man is in stable condition and the MTA cleaner was arrested.
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