Man Accused of Pepper-Spraying 11-Month-Old Baby, Mom on NYC Subway: NYPD

Queens man pepper-sprayed mother and baby on subway after asking to use her phone: DA

A Queens man was charged with assault after he pepper-sprayed a mother and her infant daughter on the subway, according to the district attorney. Edward Vargas was on the platform at the 36th Street station in Long Island City just before 11 a.m. on June 20 when he went up to a woman and asked to use her cellphone, Queens...

Man accused of pepper-spraying 11-month-old baby, mom on NYC subway: NYPD

Woman attacks toddler with pepper spray during Mass in Brazil

SÃO PAULO – A woman attacked a 2-year-old girl and her parents with pepper spray during Mass on Jun. 22 after allegedly being annoyed by the child’s behavior. The case happened in the church of Nossa Senhora do Desterro (Our Lady of Exile) in Jundiaí, a city on the outskirts of São Paulo, Brazil. Witnesses said that all the pews were occupied, and a number of children were walking by the corridors, but there was no particular disturbance during …

Man wanted for pepper-spraying mom, baby on subway arrested

A man who is accused of pepper-spraying a woman and her baby on an M train in Queens last week has been arrested.

Alleged pepper spraying perp who attacked mom and baby on Queens subway train gets locked up

Police arrested the man on Thursday who allegedly pepper-sprayed a mother and her baby on a Queens train after she refused to let him use her cell phone. The NYPD Warrant Squad apprehended 34-year-old Edward Vargas on June 26 for the disturbing assault on a young mother and her child six days earlier, police sources reported. Authorities said Vargas approached the 25-year-old victim and her 11-month-old daughter at about 11 a.m. on June 20 while…

Arrest made in Long Island City pepper spray attack on woman and child: NYPD

Jun. 27, 2025 By Czarinna Andres Police arrest man who allegedly pepper-sprayed mom and baby on M train in Long Island City. Photo Dean Moses June 27, 2025 By Dean Moses Police arrested a man Thursday who allegedly pepper-sprayed a mother and her 11-month-old daughter aboard a Queens subway train last week, just one day after the NYPD released surveillance images of the suspect to the public. Edward Vargas, 34, was apprehended by the NYPD Warran…