Man steals NYC bus at gunpoint, goes on joyride, crashes

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http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/transit/2016/11/11/man-arrested-for-allegedly-taking-mta-express-bus-on-joyride-on-staten-island.html

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/11/12/mta-bus-stolen/

http://pix11.com/2016/11/12/man-arrested-after-stealing-mta-bus-crashing-it-in-staten-island-nypd/

http://abc7ny.com/news/stolen-mta-bus-crashes-in-staten-island/1603414/

>WEST BRIGHTON, Staten Island (WABC) --

>An MTA bus crashed after it was stolen by an armed man in Staten Island.

>It happened around 6:20 p.m. in the West Brighton section on Friday.

>The bus operator on an X10 was conducting an inspection of his bus at Castleton and Jewett Avenue.

>An armed man, police say 33-year-old Mario Cassanova, boarded the bus and apparently threatened the driver.

>The suspect drove the bus a few blocks, with the bus driver and then ordered him to get off.

>The bus eventually crashed at Castleton Avenue and Broadway when it hit several vehicles and a light post.

>The bus was not in service at the time and the bus operator was not injured.

>Cassanova of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, is charged with robbery, criminal possession of a weapon and reckless endangerment.