Police Blotter
FIFTH PRECINCT
Restaurant takeout
There was a theft in Shoo Shoo, a
Mediterranean restaurant at Broome
and Mott Sts., earlier this month, police
said. On Tues., Sept. 3, around
7:40 p.m., two females and a male, all
described as about 18 to 21 years old,
took a 33-year-old woman’s unattended
purse from inside the eatery. The group
then fl ed to parts unknown. Police released
a surveillance image of the three
individuals, who are wanted for grand
larceny.
Anyone with information is asked
to call the Crime Stoppers Hotline at
1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish,
1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Tips can also
be submitted on the CrimeStoppers
Web site at www.nypdcrimestoppers.
com, on Twitter @NYPDTips or by
texting to 274637 (CRIMES) and then
entering TIP577. All tips are strictly
confi dential.
SIXTH PRECINCT
‘Cad-did-it Camera’
Last Tuesday, a man pushed a
24-year-old male victim’s arm in front
of 160 Leroy St., between Washington
and West Sts., causing the victim to
drop his camera, according to a police
report. A police offi cer observed the incident
on Tues., Sept. 10, around 2:30
a.m. The camera broke, and the victim
said it cost $3,500. Charles Pacheco,
50, was arrested for criminal mischief,
a felony.
Drilled lock
Offi ces were burglarized near 121
W. 10th St., between Greenwich and
Sixth Aves., early on Sat., Sept. 14, according
to police. A witness said that,
at 5 a.m., a man drilled a lock at the
location and removed a steel bar to
forcibly enter. A responding offi cer observed
the man inside the location, and
he told the cop that he broke the lock to
gain entry. The man was searched and
a quantity of marijuana was reportedly
in his backpack. Julio Espinosa, 42, was
arrested for felony burglary.
Pain in the glass
There was an assault in the Hangar
bar, at 115 Christopher St., between
Hudson and Bleecker Sts., early last
Saturday, police said. A 37-year-old
man said that on Sept. 14, at 12:35
a.m., he was sitting at the bar when
another man approached and they got
into an argument. The other guy threw
a glass at the victim, cutting the right
side of his face. The
wounded bargoer
was treated at the
scene by E.M.S.
medics. Washington
Garay, 56, was
arrested for felony
assault.
SEVENTH
PRECINCT
Busy
muggers
Police are asking for
the public’s help in tracking
down two perps wanted
in a string of seven muggings,
mostly in the Lower East Side’s
Seventh Precinct. In some of the
robberies, the duo were apparently
joined by two others.
In the fi rst incident, police said
that on Sat., Aug. 24, around 3 a.m.,
a 27-year-old man was walking in the
area of Ludlow and Orchard Sts., when
he was approached by four males who
began to punch him about his head and
body, causing him to lose consciousness.
When he came to, his wallet and
jewelry — worth around $3,000, in total
— were missing. The victim refused
medical attention at the scene.
The second incident occurred the
next day around 2:55 a.m. as a 28-yearold
man was walking in front of 101
Stanton St., when he was approached
by two males who began to strike him
about his head and body, causing pain
and bruising. They took the victim’s
wallet and fl ed on foot. The value of
the lost property was about $200. The
victim refused medical attention at the
scene.
In a third incident, this time in
the East Village’s Ninth Precinct, on
Thurs., Aug. 29, around 11:45 p.m., a
25-year-old was walking in the vicinity
of E. Third St. and First Ave., when
he was approached by four males who
began to batter him about the head and
body causing pain and bruising. They
grabbed the victim’s wallet and jewelry
— worth a total of about $2,400 — and
fl ed. The victim refused medical attention
at the scene.
In other muggings connected to this
group, two of them ripped off a 26-yearold
man at 19 Pitt St. on Fri., Sept. 6,
at 1:45 a.m., taking his wallet. The next
day, the pair reportedly approached
a 31-year-old near 196 Orchard St.
around 1 a.m. and used their usual
M.O. of pummeling him in the head and
body before making off with his wallet,
whose contents were valued at around
$200. E.M.S. transported the victim to
Bellevue Hospital where he was treated
for non-life-threatening injuries.
Not
taking
the weekend
off, the
two muggers
n e xt approached a
23 -ye a r - old man near 119
Ludlow St. on Sat., Sept. 7, around
2:30 a.m., taking his knapsack, wallet
and cell phone before fl eeing. The total
value of the man’s lost property was
$1,800. The victim was uninjured.
In the fi nal installment of the spree,
the two targeted another 23-year-old at
the same time and location as above,
and removed his cash, wallet and cell
phone, worth a total of $1,200. The
victim was uninjured.
The two individuals are described
as black, 20 to 30 years old, last seen
wearing all dark clothing.
Anyone with information is asked to
contact the Crime Stoppers Hotline.
NINTH PRECINCT
Doughnut fi end
Police said that on Thurs., Sept. 12,
around 9:34 a.m., inside the Dunkin
Donuts at 542 E. 14th St., near Avenue
B, a man jumped over the counter and
tried to open the cash register. Failing
to do so, he stuffed about six doughnuts
into a paper bag. The store’s 38-yearold
employee confronted him as the
man tried to leave, but the doughnut
thief punched him in the face repeatedly
and walked out. The victim suffered
minor injuries and was treated at the
scene by E.M.S.
The pastry-loving perp is described
as age 18 to 20, 6 feet tall and last seen
wearing a black hoodie with the word
“Jordan” on its back, blue sweatpants
and white sneakers.
MIDTOWN SOUTH
Subway sex
abuse
There was a sex-abuse incident
in the Times Square subway
station on Thurs., Sept. 5,
police said. Around 4:50 a.m.,
a 23-year-old woman was asleep
inside the station, when a man approached
her and, according to the
police report, “sexually abused her,”
waking her up. The man then fl ed in
an unknown direction.
10TH PRECINCT
Alcohol haul
A Chelsea liquor store was robbed
on Thurs., Sept. 12, according to police.
A staff member at Amster Wine,
at 475 Ninth Ave., at W. 37th St., said
that at 10:30 p.m., two people came in
and grabbed several bottles of pricey
alcohol, putting the two employees
in fear for their safety. There were no
weapons reported. Video footage was
available. The thieves haul included a
$60 bottle of Hennessy, a $90 bottle of
Grey Goose, a $60 Artemis wine and a
$20 Lopez de Haro wine.
Family unfriendly
There was a public lewdness incident
in front of 414 W. 42nd St., between
Ninth and Dyer Aves., on Fri., Sept. 13,
according to a police report. At 6:45
p.m., a husband, wife and their 8-yearold
daughter were in a car, when a man
reportedly exposed his penis to the
child. He then started to urinate on the
car in front of all three of them. Jarrett
Jefferson, 30, was arrested that day for
public lewdness, a misdemeanor.
Lewd view
A man exposed himself to a woman
at 99 Tenth Ave., at W. 17th St., on
Sat., Sept. 14, police said. A 26-yearold
woman told police she was walking
along Tenth Ave. around 12:45 a.m.,
when a guy displayed his penis to her.
She said the man also stroked his member.
Jerise Bagley, 46, was arrested that
day for public lewdness.
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