Police Blotter
10th Precinct
Nightmare assault
There was an assault inside the
Dream Downtown hotel, at 355 W.
16th St. between Eighth and Ninth
Aves., according to police. On Sun.,
June 23, around 3 a.m., a 38-year-old
man was sitting on a table, when a
stranger reportedly elbowed him on
the nose and lip. The attacker then
put the victim in a headlock, causing
the victim to go in and out of consciousness.
The victim suffered a cut
to his lip and a bloody nose. He refused
medical attention at the scene.
Michael Scian III, 33, was arrested for
misdemeanor assault.
Bad photo
moment
There was an assault
in front of 435 W. 42nd
St., between Ninth and
Tenth Aves., on Fri., June
21, police said. Around
12:15 p.m., a woman was
taking photos with her cell
phone, when another woman,
a stranger to her, pushed
and slapped her several times on
the head and face, and pulled her
hair violently, causing her pain. She
also had bruises and redness on her
lip. The victim was taken to a New
York University hospital for treatment.
Latoya Richardson, 36, was arrested
for misdemeanor assault.
CVS cell swipe
There was a phone theft inside a CVS
store at 272 Eighth Ave., at W. 24th St.,
according to a police report. On Fri.,
June 21, around 2:45 a.m., a 23-yearold
male employee was working in the
store when he put his phone down in
an aisle. He then noticed a man pick up
his phone and leave the store, fl eeing in
an unknown direction. The phone was
tracked to W. 25th St. and Tenth Ave.
through the Find My iPhone app, but
the device was then turned off. A police
canvass was conducted with negative
results. Police said cameras were
available at the location. The phone
was a rose-gold iPhone 7 in a brown
case, valued at $200. The case remains
open.
Home Depot theft
There was a robbery at the Home
Depot at 40 W. 23rd St., between
Fifth and Sixth Aves., police said.
On Fri., May 3, at 12:30 p.m., a man
COURTESY N.Y.P.D.
This man is wanted for allegedly burglarizing a Madison Ave. office that he reached by climbing a scaffolding.
concealed a power drill on his person
and tried to leave the store without
paying. When he was confronted by
an employee, he produced a needle
and threatened to stab the worker.
He then fl ed in an unknown direction.
There were no injuries from the
incident. Police released surveillance
images of the suspect.
Midtown South
Madison cat burglar
There was an offi ce theft at 167 Madison
Ave., at E. 33rd St., last Wednesday,
according to police. On June 19,
around 1:45 a.m., a man climbed scaffolding
on the building’s exterior and
entered the business’s offi ce through
an unsecured window. Once inside,
he took a laptop, an MP3 player, $950
in U.S. cash, $400 in foreign currency
and a blue backpack. He then fl ed on
foot west on Madison Ave.
Gabe Herman
COURTESY N.Y.P.D.
This guy allegedly stole a power drill from Home Depot on W. 23rd St.
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