Woman tried to punch officer on bus: police
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A woman tried to punch an officer on a Winnipeg Transit bus in the face after trying to board a bus without paying, city police say.
Officers intervened when the woman became violent while trying to board the bus in the area of Garry Street and Portage Avenue shortly before 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, the Winnipeg Police Service said in a news release Thursday. The officer was not hurt.
A 25-year-old woman is facing charges of assaulting a peace officer and resisting a peace officer. She was released on an undertaking.
The Winnipeg Transit violent crime intervention strategy — which targets violent and disruptive behaviour on buses and at shelters and other stops — started in September. Police have made nine arrests under the Criminal Code and intervened in 41 fare-evasion incidents since the initiative began, the WPS said.