Errant bus driver assaults police constable on Robb Street

A police constable was physically assaulted on Tuesday afternoon on Robb Street by a mini bus driver who became irate after the Constable attempted to remove the key from the bus he was driving at the time.

Stabroek News witnessed the assault. The driver of BLL-7766, a route #44 bus, was allowed to drive off.

It all started when the driver reversed down the busy one way of Robb Street and stopped in front of a store. Constable Fraser approached him and from this newspaper’s vantage point the officer was overheard informing the driver of his offence and indicated that he was under arrest.