UPDATE: Thanks to a tip from the public police have arrested a 23-year-old man at his Surrey residence last night in relation to the bus driver assault.
The man has not been formally charged by police yet but they are recommending charges of robbery, assault and breach of recognizance.
Transit police say he is well-known to police for charges surrounding a 2012 assault involving a police officer in Surrey, carrying a concealed weapon and carrying a prohibited weapon.
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A $15,000 reward has been offered by the bus drivers union, Unifor local 111, after a Surrey bus driver was assaulted on Monday night.
Anne Drennan with the Transit Police said the assault took place at about 11 p.m. A man on the bus was wearing headphones, rapping, cursing and intimidating other passengers.
Drennan said the bus driver asked the man twice to tone it down.
The suspect then punched the driver in the head, stole his glasses and fled into the station at the Surrey Bus Loop.
The driver followed him to retrieve his glasses, and the suspect punched him in the face. Drennan said the driver then retreated to the bus, where the suspect followed him and punched him again.
Drennan said the driver has minor injuries, considering the seriousness of the assault. He has cuts, lacerations and bruises on his face and scalp.
Nathan Woods, president of the union, said they were asked by Transit Police to issue a reward after police did not locate the suspect Monday night.
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