{"id":160430,"date":"2026-03-11T15:48:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T15:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/160430\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T15:48:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T15:48:39","slug":"bronx-suspect-arrested-for-punching-nypd-school-crossing-guard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/160430\/","title":{"rendered":"Bronx suspect arrested for punching NYPD school crossing guard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A suspect was arrested Wednesday morning for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/2026\/03\/10\/nypd-crossing-guard-punched-in-unprovoked-bronx-attack\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">punching an NYPD school crossing guard<\/a> during an unprovoked attack at a Bronx intersection.<\/p>\n<p>Anthony Andrus, 35, was nabbed at his home three blocks from the crime scene by the NYPD Warrants Squad just hours after police <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NYPDTips\/status\/2031308637860253866?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">released surveillance images<\/a> of the suspect.<\/p>\n<p>The 46-year-old victim was at her post at the rain-swept corner of Gerard Ave. and E. 167th St. in Highbridge when a man in a black North Face puffer jacket stormed up to her about 8:15 a.m. March 5, cops said.<\/p>\n<p>He punched her in the chest without saying a word before running off, cops said.<\/p>\n<p>Medics treated the victim at the scene after she called 911. She took herself to a local hospital for further treatment a few hours later, cops said.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"The 46-year-old victim was at her post at the rain-swept corner of Gerard Ave. and E. 167th St. in Highbridge when a man in a black North Face puffer jacket stormed up to her about 8:15 a.m., cops said. (Google)\" width=\"1960\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-11-111937.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"8736609\" \/>The 46-year-old victim was at her post at the rain-swept corner of Gerard Ave. and E. 167th St. in Highbridge when a man in a black North Face puffer jacket stormed up to her about 8:15 a.m., cops said. (Google)<\/p>\n<p>Police\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/2022\/12\/26\/elite-nypd-squad-uses-surveillance-video-to-track-and-catch-criminals-we-take-a-lot-of-pride-in-our-work\/\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/2022\/12\/26\/elite-nypd-squad-uses-surveillance-video-to-track-and-catch-criminals-we-take-a-lot-of-pride-in-our-work\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">recovered surveillance footage<\/a>\u00a0of the suspect, his face partially obscured by his hood, near the scene.<\/p>\n<p>Following the attack, cops were able to track his movements on surveillance cameras back to his apartment building. Once cops identified him, a warrant for his arrest was issued.<\/p>\n<p>Andrus was charged with assault on a peace officer, officials said. His arraignment in Bronx Criminal Court was pending.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A suspect was arrested Wednesday morning for punching an NYPD school crossing guard during an unprovoked attack at&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":159212,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[128,262,263,266,85,267,9,24,264,12,63,261,265,129,131,130],"class_list":["post-160430","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-the-bronx","tag-bronx","tag-city","tag-county","tag-crime-and-public-safety","tag-latest-headlines","tag-local-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-new-york-county","tag-news","tag-nyc","tag-nyc-crime","tag-sub-county-region","tag-the-bronx","tag-the-bronx-headlines","tag-the-bronx-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160430","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=160430"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160430\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/159212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=160430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=160430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}