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A woman attacked a Metro bus driver on Wilshire Boulevard just west of downtown on Monday.
It was unclear what the dispute was over. Los Angeles police said a 64- year-old woman aboard an eastbound Metro Rapid Line 720 bus attacked the driver about 1 p.m. on Wilshire Boulevard near Oxford Street, but likely would not be arrested because there was no serious injury.
Sheriff’s deputies, who police rail and bus lines under contract, typically handle crimes that demand someone be arrested. sheriff’s Transit Bureau.
Sara Faden of the LAPD said the suspect was taken to a hospital to be treated. The woman driver was not believed to be seriously hurt.
— City News Service