Pualski CTA Bus Hijacked at Knifepoint in Logan Square, Forced to Drive 7 Miles

CTA bus driver escapes out window after being threatened by passenger with knife

A harrowing scene unfolded on a CTA bus early Wednesday morning on the northwest side of Chicago, with police saying the driver of the bus was threatened at knifepoint by a passenger. The incident took place about 2:37 a.m. while the bus was traveling in the 2400 block of N. Pulaski, Chicago police said, when a man riding the bus took out a sharp object and demanded the bus come to a stop. The driver, a 57-year-old woman, complied, police said, …

CTA driver held at knifepoint, escapes through bus window in Logan Square

A bus driver had to escape out of a window on the city’s Northwest Side early Wednesday morning after someone tried to commandeer her bus at knifepoint.

Pualski CTA bus hijacked at knifepoint in Logan Square, forced to drive 7 miles

A CTA bus was hijacked and the driver held at knifepoint and made to drive for miles off-route overnight, Chicago police said.

CTA bus driver makes daring escape from knife-wielding kidnapper in Logan Square

A 57-year-old woman driving a CTA bus made a daring escape out a window early Wednesday when a knife-wielding man commandeered her bus, leading to his arrest.No one was injured and charges were pending for the suspect, police said. The attack unfolded about 2:40 a.m. aboard the No. 53 Pulaski bus in the 2400 block of North Pulaski Road, police and the CTA said. A man riding the bus suddenly pulled a sharp object and demanded the bus "not stop," …

CTA bus driver kidnapped at knifepoint on NW Side, escaped on Near North Side – ABC7 (Chicago)

A male suspect was on a CTA bus just before 2:40 a.m.when he pulled out a knife and demanded the 57-year-old female driver not stop the bus, Chicago police said. The bus operator tripped a silent alarm, the CTA said.

CTA bus driver kidnapped at knifepoint, escapes out window on Near North Side

A Chicago Transit Authority bus driver was kidnapped at knifepoint early Wednesday morning and later escaped through a window.