RantCrush Top 5: August 11, 2017

Earlier this week, British police released surveillance footage from a bridge in London. It showed a male jogger pushing an unsuspecting woman with both hands into the road. She narrowly escaped getting hit by a bus, which swerved to avoid hitting her. She said that the jogger later returned to the site, but ignored her as she tried confronting him and just kept running. Police hoped releasing the video could help them find the man. And yesterday, a 50-year-old American man was arrested in London. Police said multiple tips from the public had led to the arrest of Eric Bellquist, who has been working at an equity firm in the British capital for 10 years.

Police in London have arrested a jogger suspected of pushing a woman in front of an oncoming bus https://t.co/gv2o3wbGhL pic.twitter.com/q6eyOnRvaa

— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) August 10, 2017

But Bellquist denies being the perpetrator and claims he has “solid proof” he was in the U.S. at the time of the attack, on May 5. He was later released on bail. It’s unclear how strong the evidence is and he is not facing any criminal charges yet. The senseless act caused outrage on social media but also applause for the bus driver’s quick reflexes.

Hunt that beast!
But I have to say this: KUDOS to the bus driver’s quick reflexes.

— admtnmkrz (@ATMology) August 8, 2017

Emma Von Zeipel

Emma Von Zeipel is a staff writer at Law Street Media. She is originally from one of the islands of Stockholm, Sweden. After working for Democratic Voice of Burma in Thailand, she ended up in New York City. She has a BA in journalism from Stockholm University and is passionate about human rights, good books, horses, and European chocolate. Contact Emma at EVonZeipel@LawStreetMedia.com.