MEDIA NOTE: To view video of the incident, click HERE or on the photo above.
On Tuesday, Oct. 21, a 70-year-old woman took a seat in the ADA section of a Broward County Transit bus. Her ride would end with her battered and bruised after being attacked by a fellow bus rider.
Broward Sheriff’s Office Violent Crimes Unit detectives are releasing video of the attack in hopes of identifying the woman who pestered the elderly woman before punching her repeatedly. According to detectives, the attacker, who was standing, bumped into the victim several times due to the movement of the bus. The victim asked for the attacker to give her some space. At that point, a verbal argument ensued.
As the argument escalated, the attacker intentionally and forcefully pushed her body into the victim several times. The attacker then grabbed a grocery bag and struck her in the face with it. At that point, the victim used her cane to defend herself, and the attacker punched the victim multiple times in the head.
Several bystanders on the bus came to the victim’s defense and separated her from the attacker. The bus driver saw the incident and stopped the bus in the 4100 block of West Oakland Park Boulevard in Lauderdale Lakes. That is where the attacker and a woman with her fled. In the incident, the victim suffered bruising on her forehead but declined to be transported to the hospital.
Anyone with information on the identity of the attacker or the woman with her is asked to contact BSO Violent Crimes Unit Detective Andres Lopez at 954-321-4915 or submit a tip through the SaferWatch app. If you wish to remain anonymous and be eligible for a cash reward, please contact Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS (8477), online at browardcrimestoppers.org, or dial **TIPS (8477) from any cellphone in the United States. If your tip leads to an arrest in this case, you are eligible for a reward of up to $5,000.
INVESTIGATORS:
VCU Det. A. Lopez, CID
VCU Sgt. J. Hyppolite , CID
THIS REPORT BY:
Carey Codd/Sr. PIO
11/20/2025 1100
Lauderdale Lakes
