Police blotter
Slasher sought at 42nd St. station Young man stabs senior in buttocks during
argument on 6 train in Union Square
BY ROBERT POZARYCKI
Detectives need the public’s help in
fi nding an assailant who stabbed
a 70-year-old man in the buttocks
during a fi ght on board a subway train at
the Union Square station.
Law enforcement sources said the attack
occurred at 9:50 p.m. on July 2 on board a
Downtown-bound 6 train as it approached
the Union Square stop.
According to police, the suspect and
PHOTO COURTESY OF NYPD
Images of the suspect in a July 2,
2020 stabbing at the Union Square
station.
Suspect cuffed for slashing 2-yearold
boy near Morningside Park
BY ROBERT POZARYCKI
Detectives have booked the
heartless attacker who slashed
a 2-year-old boy’s face in Morningside
Park for no apparent reason on
July 1.
Anthony Gonzalez, 35, of West 107th
Street was charged Friday with felony assault
and criminal possession of a weapon
for the unprovoked attack.
Police sources said an anonymous tip
to the Crime Stoppers hotline led detectives
to Gonzalez, whom they picked up
late on Thursday night.
Cops said the random assault took
place at 9:30 a.m. on July 1 in the area of
West 110th Street and Morningside Drive
in Manhattan.
According to law enforcement sources,
Gonzalez allegedly approached the child
as the youngster walked with his mother
along West 110th Street. Without warning
or reason, cops said, the suspect
sliced the boy’s face with an unknown
sharp object.
victim got into a verbal dispute for unknown
reasons. The argument turned
violent when the perpetrator pulled out a
sharp object and stabbed the senior man in
the left buttocks.
Following the attack, the suspect fl ed the
station in an unknown direction.
Offi cers from the 13th Precinct and the
NYPD Transit Bureau were alerted to the
incident. The victim was treated at a local
hospital.
On July 4, the NYPD released video
footage of the suspect inside the Union
Square station. He’s described as a man
with a light complexion between 16 and
18 years of age, with a thin build. He was
last seen wearing a purple du-rag on his
head as well as a black hooded sweatshirt, a
white shirt with a multi-colored picture on
the front, black pants and black sneakers.
Anyone with information regarding
his whereabouts can call Crime Stoppers
at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial
888-57-PISTA). You can also submit tips
online at nypdcrimestoppers.com, or on
Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls and messages
are kept confi dential.
Following the attack, police reported,
Gonzalez allegedly fl ed on foot westbound
along West 110th Street.
The incident was reported to the 26th
Precinct. EMS units removed the boy to
Mount Sinai St. Luke’s Hospital, where
he received treatment for a laceration
above his right eye.
On July 2, the NYPD released two
videos of the perpetrator as he ran from
the scene. One of the videos shows the
suspect running away while attempting
to cover his face with his t-shirt.
PHOTO VIA GETTY IMAGES
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
Cops are looking for a pair of crooks
who beat and robbed a man in
a Midtown subway station on
Tuesday.
According to police, at 4:30 p.m. on July
7, a 41-year-old man was waiting on the
mezzanine level of the ‘A/C/E’ line at the
42nd Street-Port Authority subway station
when he was approached by two unknown
men. An argument ensued, resulting in
one of the suspects punching the victim
throughout his body.
The fi rst suspect proceeded to slash
the victim with a razor while the second
suspect snatched $40 from the victim’s
SoHo looters sought for stealing
$1.5 million in merchandise from shop
BY ROBERT POZARYCKI
More than a month after looters
raided stores across SoHo during
the George Floyd protests, cops are
still looking for the selfi sh thieves who took
advantage of the unrest for their own gain.
The NYPD released on July 3 video footage
of some looters who helped steal more
than $1.5 million in merchandise from the
Celine clothing store on the night of May 31.
According to law enforcement sources,
someone hurled a brick through a window of
the high-end, women’s apparel store, located
at 67 Wooster St., at about 11:02 p.m. that
evening.
After breaching the window, several men
and women got inside the shop and removed
approximately $1,511,000 in merchandise.
The video that police released shows the
pilferers walking through an inventory area
of the store, with some grabbing items off the
shelves or on the fl oor.
Numerous businesses in SoHo, the East
Village and Lower Manhattan were looted
and/or vandalized between May 30 and June
pockets. The suspects then fl ed the
scene to parts unknown.
The victim sustained bruising to his
face and a minor laceration to his lip
but refused medical attention at the
scene.
The NYPD released photos of the
two men, both of whom are described
as 20-year-old men with a dark complexion
and a slim build. The fi rst
suspect, described as having brown
eyes, short dark hair, standing 5 feet, 8
inches and weighing 150 pounds, was last
seen wearing eyeglasses, black sweatpants,
a white t-shirt, a surgical mask and black
sneakers. The second suspect, described
as having brown eyes, short braided dark
hair, standing 6 feet tall and weighing 160
pounds, was last seen black sweatpants, a
white t-shirt and black sneakers.
Anyone with information in regard to
this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s
Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS
(8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA
(74782). You can also submit tips online
at nypdcrimestoppers.com, or on Twitter
@NYPDTips. All calls and messages are
kept confi dential.
PHOTO COURTESY OF NYPD
Looters inside the Celine store in SoHo
on May 31, 2020.
1 during the fi rst weekend of demonstrations
following the police-involved death of Minneapolis’
George Floyd.
The incidents forced the city to impose a
nightly curfew that eventually put an end to
the rampage.
Meanwhile, cops are still investigating
unsolved looting cases across Manhattan.
Anyone with information regarding the
Celine store incident can call Crime Stoppers
at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial
888-57-PISTA). You can also submit tips
online at nypdcrimestoppers.com, or on
Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls and messages
are kept confi dential.
PHOTO COURTESY OF NYPD
Cops say this man slashed a
2-year-old boy in Morningside
Heights on July 1, 2020.
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