Police Blotter
Beef ends
in slashing
An argument led to an assault on
Ludlow Street late at night on Saturday,
Jan. 4, offi cials said.
Around 3:50 a.m., in front of 152
Ludlow St., two men got into an argument,
when one of the men proceeded
to allegedly slash the other man on the
right side of the face, before fl eeing in
an unknown direction.
The victim was taken to NYC Health
+ Hospitals/Bellevue in stable condition,
to be treated for a laceration.
— Gabe Herman
Car robbery in
West Village
A man was robbed while sitting in
his car near West 11 Street and Waverly
Place, on Feb. 6, according to police.
Around 5:45 p.m., two men allegedly
approached the 28-year-old male
victim as he was sitting in his 2007
Chrysler Sebring, then they entered the
vehicle and simulated a fi rearm.
One of the men allegedly searched
the victim’s pockets, then ordered him
out of the vehicle. The car was later recovered
near 116 Street and 10th Avenue,
offi cials said.
— Gabe Herman
Restaurant theft
There was a restaurant burglary
on Mulberry Street during the earlymorning
hours of Thursday, Feb. 6,
police said. Around 5:05 a.m., a man
allegedly forcibly entered Ruby’s Café
at 219 Mulberry St. through the back
door, police said, then took $200 from
the register before fl eeing.
— Gabe Herman
Attacked and
robbed in Chelsea
A man was allegedly mugged by three
men on West 29th Street on Thursday,
Jan. 30, according to police.
At 4:50 a.m., in front of 205 West
29 St., a 31-year-old male victim was
walking when he was approached by
three men, who allegedly demanded
his property.
The group then allegedly started
punching the victim about his head
and torso, then took his wallet and cell
phone and fl ed into a nearby subway
station.
The stolen property had an estimated
value of $1,000. The victim refused
medical attention at the scene.
— Gabe Herman
Illegal buys at
Macy’s Herald Sq.
Offi cials are looking for a woman who
made unauthorized purchases of hundreds
of dollars worth of items at Macy’s,
according to a police report.
On Jan. 27, around 11:00 a.m., a woman
entered Macy’s at 151 West 33 St. at
Herald Square, and allegedly used a stolen
credit card to buy about $553 worth
of merchandise, offi cials said.
Police released a surveillance image of
the person wanted for the grand larceny.
— Gabe Herman
Crack user didn’t care
A man was arrested for public drug
use on Saturday, Feb. 15, police said.
Around 7:30 p.m., in front of 406
West 40 St., a police offi cer observed
a man allegedly holding and lighting a
crack pipe in the street and in public
view, according to a police report.
The man, 30, was found to have a
warrant out for him, and he was arrested
for criminal possession of a controlled
substance. — Gabe Herman
Shoplifter busted
A shoplifting incident at a Duane
Reade led to a man’s arrest on Friday,
Feb. 14, according to police.
Around 4:50 p.m., a man, 34, allegedly
concealed several items in a
shopping bag. The items included two
lotions, two Sensodyne toothpaste
products, and Dove products, with a
total value of $99.
After he allegedly left the store with
the items, a canvass was conducted and
the man was stopped on West 33 Street
at Eighth Avenue.
All of the items were recovered, and
the man was arrested for petit larceny.
— Gabe Herman
Delivery robbers strike on East Side
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
Cops are looking for a duo who
choked two food delivery men
and robbed them of their cash
and belongings in Manhattan.
According to police, at 1:45 p.m.
on Feb. 12, a 27-year-old man was
delivering food to a residence on Essex
Street near Broome Street when
he was approached by two unknown
men. The men put the delivery man
into a chokehold and punched him
throughout his face and body.
The suspects then took $60 from
the victim before fl eeing the scene in
an unknown direction. The victim refused
medical attention at the scene.
The crooks struck again on Feb.
17. At 12:45 p.m. that day, a 66-
year-old man was delivering food at
another residence on Essex Street
near Broome Street when he was approached
by the suspects, who proceeded
to put the man in a chokehold
and pushed him into a wall.
The victim lost consciousness as a
result, and the suspects took his wallet,
which contained $150 in cash,
credit cards and a benefi ts card. The
thieves then fl ed the scene in an unknown
direction. EMS took the victim,
who suffered a laceration and
swelling to the head, to New York
Downtown Hospital for treatment.
On Feb. 18, the NYPD released
video and photos of the suspects taken
from the fi rst incident.
Anyone with information in regard
to the identity of the individuals
is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime
Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS
(8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA
(74782).
Smoke shop robbed by a rifleman
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
Cops are looking for a pair of
gun-toting crooks who robbed
a Lower East Side smoke shop
and took off with cash and merchandise.
Authorities say that at 4:25 p.m. on
Feb. 17, two unknown men entered
N&N Delancey Smoke Shop, located
at 61 Delancey Street. While one of
the men stood at the counter and
asked for cigarettes, the other went to
entrance to the counter and pointed a
black rifl e at the employee.
The gunman threatened the employee
and demanded merchandise
and money from the register. The
victim complied and handed over
$3,500 in cash, 30 packs of cigarettes,
lottery tickets and a cellphone.
The suspects then fl ed the scene in a
car parked outside of the store. There
were no injuries reported as a result
of the incident.
On Feb. 18, the NYPD released
video and photos of the suspects
taken from the shop’s surveillance
footage.
Call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-
TIPS with info on the case.
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