‘Hero’ bus driver sacked after chasing down thief who stole passenger’s necklace

A “hero” London bus driver was sacked after he chased down and knocked out a man who stole a passenger’s necklace. Mr Hehir, who had worked for Metroline for about two years before the incident, chased after the man and returned the necklace to the female passenger. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementThe man then reappeared, walking towards the bus, where he threw “the first punch” at Mr Hehir, the tribunal was told. The tribunal was told Mr Hehir then dragged the man to the pavement and restrained him for almost “half an hour”. The day after the incident, Mr Hehir was suspended from duty and told to attend an investigation.