Police Blotter
Jealous man stabs victim at
LES park for looking at gal pal
BY ROBERT POZARYCKI
Cops are looking for the deranged,
jealous culprit who stabbed a
27-year-old man who allegedly
looked at his girlfriend at a Lower East
Side park over the weekend.
Police said the incident happened
at about 8:10 p.m. on July 11 at Luther
Gluick Playground at the corner of
Delancey and Columbia Streets.
According to law enforcement sources,
the suspect approached the 27-year-old
man and accused him of looking at his
girlfriend. The assailant then left the
park, and returned moments later while
brandishing a knife.
Cops said the suspect then told the man
he had 10 seconds to leave the park, then
began counting down. But when he got
to seven, authorities said, the perpetrator
lunched at the man, stabbing him in the
right shoulder.
The suspect then fl ed the park in an
unknown direction, police reported.
The incident was reported to the 7th Precinct.
EMS brought the victim to Bellevue
Hospital for treatment of a small laceration.
Cops described the perpetrator as
a man with a medium complexion and
build, standing 5 feet, 7 inches tall and
weighing 160 pounds. He has a bald head
and a scar on the right side of his face, and
was last seen wearing a black tanktop,
black shorts and black sneakers.
Anyone with information regarding
the stabbing 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.
The suspect behind a stabbing at
Luther Gluick Playground on the
Lower East Side.
Team of burglars busts through 10 Manhattan eateries in three months
BY ROBERT POZARYCKI
Cops need the public’s help in fi nding a burglary tag
team who busted through 10 restaurants across
Chinatown and the East Village to steal property
in a months-long pattern.
In each instance between March and June, cops said,
one of the suspects broke through the front entrance of
each restaurant, then stole cash and/or electronics from
within the location. The second perpetrator remained
outside the establishment, acting as a lookout.
On July 13, the NYPD released video footage of both
suspects taken during the most recent break-in, which
occurred at 10 p.m. on June 24 at Sammy’s Halal, located
at 109 First Ave. in the East Village.
During the caper, law enforcement sources said, one
of the suspects stood outside as a lookout while the other
broke through the eatery’s front door. Once inside, the
burglar removed $1,400 in cash from the register, then
fl ed with the lookout in an unknown direction.
Police outlined the other incidents in the burglary pattern
as follows:
• At 11:57 p.m. on March 7, the burglars hit Fong On
restaurant at 81 Division St. in Chinatown, stealing a cash
Five sought for attacking food truck
worker near Washington Square
The five suspects involved in an attack of a food truck worker near
Washington Square Park last month.
BY ROBERT POZARYCKI
Police need the public’s help in fi nding
a group of fi ve assailants who
attacked a food truck worker near
Washington Square Park last month.
The NYPD released images on Friday
night of the individuals sought for the June 27
attack, which occurred at about 10:22 p.m.
near the corner of 5th Avenue and Washington
Square North in Greenwich Village.
According to law enforcement sources,
the suspects got into a verbal dispute with
the 65-year-old man working at his food truck
over the price of the food he sold. Things escalated
further, authorities said, when one of the
attackers attempted to replace the American
fl ag on his food truck with a Pride fl ag.
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE NYPD
The two suspects behind a series of business
burglaries across the East Village and Chinatown
between March and June 2021.
register containing $600 in cash.
• At 3:45 a.m. on March 8, the crooks burglarized the
Tio Pio eatery at 250 East 14th St. in the East Village,
removing a cash register worth $450.
• At 12:01 a.m. on March 9, the suspects broke into
Ramen Setgagya at 34 St. Mark’s Place, removing cash
Seconds later, police reported, the fi ve
perpetrators began shoving the food truck
worker and punched him about the face.
They also hurtled bottles at him before
fl eeing in an unknown direction.
Offi cers from the 6th Precinct responded
to the attack. Paramedics took the victim
to Bellevue Hospital for treatment of facial
injuries and a head laceration.
Police did not provide specifi c details
describing the fi ve people involved.
Anyone with information regarding the
assault or the suspects’ 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.
and electronics valued at $3,450.
• At 4:34 a.m. on May 31, the perpetrators broke into
the Hunan Bistro at 96 3rd Ave., stealing $2,700 in cash
and electronics.
• At 10 p.m. on June 13, the burglars hit La Mia Pizza
at 124 4th Ave. and grabbed $750 from the cash register.
• At 2:37 a.m. on June 14, the suspects broke into the
Greenwich Market Place at 120 4th Ave. and removed a
cash register and its contents, valued at $700.
• At 7 p.m. on June 18, the crooks burglarized the GIA
at 334 Bowery, removing an iPad and a tool kit valued
at $750.
• At 11:30 p.m. on June 18, the perpetrators pilfered
Pinky’s at 61 East 3rd St., stealing cash and electronic valued
at $4,300.At 3:30 a.m. on June 19, the suspects struck
the Village Café and Grill at 128 East 4th St., removing
$500 from the cash register.
Police described both suspects as men with light complexions
between 40 and 60 years of age, standing between
5 feet 9 inches and 6 feet tall, and weighing about 190
pounds.
Anyone with information regarding their whereabouts
can call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish,
dial 888-57-PISTA).
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