Mucus-Slinging Maniac
New Yorkers are always hyperalert but now there's something else to look out for, a serial spitter. Chasing News headed to Brooklyn where a mucus-slinging maniac has been terrorizing the neighborhood one throat clear at a time. There have been over a dozen attacks during which the perp dressed in black spits in the face of a passersby.
Spitting is a misdemeanor in New York but it can also be emotionally scarring on victims. The act also carries the dangers of spreading disease. The NYPD is asking anyone with info to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS.