Police Blotter
Greedy bandits robbed man in Tribeca,
forced him to visit bank for more money
BY ROBERT POZARYCKI
No amount of money seemed to
satisfy two crooks in Tribeca who
robbed a 19-year-old man at a
subway station earlier this week, police
reported.
After initially taking a c-note from the
victim, cops said, the suspects forced the
man to take them to a nearby bank and
withdraw more cash for them.
Law enforcement sources said the
trouble began at about 2:30 p.m. on Sept.
14 inside the mezzanine of the Chambers
Street stop on the 1/2/3 lines, near the
corner of West Broadway and Chambers
Street.
According to authorities, the two crooks
confronted the victim, with one individual
threatening, “Get over here, give me all
your money or I’ll hurt you.”
Fearing his safety, police reported, the
victim handed over $100 in cash from his
wallet — but that wasn’t enough for the
crooks, who demanded $2,000 from him,
and ordered him to take them to his bank.
The victim then exited from the station
PHOTO COURTESY OF NYPD
The two suspects wanted for robbing
a 19-year-old man in Tribeca on
Sept. 14, 2021.
Drunk driver fatally runs over Revel rider in First Ave. Tunnel
BY KEVIN DUGGAN
Police have taken a drunk driver into
custody for fatally running over a
young Revel rider after he fell off
his moped in Midtown Sunday night,
according to authorities.
Upper East Side resident Andreas
Marino, 22, lost control of his blue rental
scooter and was ejected off of it while heading
north in the First Avenue Tunnel near
East 48th Street at 11:17 p.m. on Sept. 19,
police said, adding that he was not wearing
a helmet at the time.
Cops said an SUV driver, also heading
north, fatally struck Marino while he was
with the crooks and walked over to the TD
Bank at 166 Chambers St., a block west of
the train station. Law enforcement sources
said the victim withdrew $800 in cash from
the ATM and handed it over to the perpetrators
— but they still weren’t satisfi ed.
Police reported that the crooks then
forced the victim to make a withdrawal at
the teller window. But the robbers’ bid for
extra bucks was foiled after a bank teller,
noticing the victim in distress, asked if he
was okay.
The suspects then bolted from the bank
and fl ed in an unknown direction, authorities
said.
The incident was reported to the 1st
Precinct. The victim was not injured.
On Sept. 17, the NYPD released images
of the perpetrators taken from inside the
TD Bank.
Police described one of the suspects as
a man with a dark complexion and a thin
build, standing about 6 feet tall; he wore a
black du-rag, a black surgical mask, a black
graphic t-shirt, blue jeans and sneakers.
His accomplice was described as a man
with a dark complexion and a thin build,
standing about 5 feet, 8 inches tall, with
short dark curly hair; he wore a surgical
mask, a white jacket over a white t-shirt,
pants and sneakers.
Anyone with information regarding
their whereabouts can call Crime Stoppers
at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial
888-57-PISTA). You can also submit tips
online at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org,
or on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls and
messages are kept confi dential.
lying in the roadway.
Paramedics rushed the victim to Bellevue
Hospital with severe injuries to his
head and body, and he was pronounced
dead shortly after midnight, according to
cops.
The 44-year-old driver stayed at the
scene and refused to take a breath test, but
police took him into custody for suspected
drunk driving, according to an NYPD
spokesman.
The Department rep said it’s not clear
if Marino was killed from falling off the
moped or because he was run over by the
driver, something the city’s Medical Examiner
will determine.
Suspect sought for spicy skirmish
outside Lower East Side pickle shop
The suspect wrestling a 63-year-old man to the ground during a brawl
outside The Pickle Guys store on the Lower East Side on Sept. 15, 2021.
BY ROBERT POZARYCKI
This was one dilly disturbance!
Cops on the Lower East Side
are looking for the brawler involved
in a jarring fi ght outside a pickle
shop last week that resembled a hardcore
wrestling match.
Police said the salty suspect went at it
with a 63-year-old man during an argument
in front of The Pickle Guys store, at
357 Grand St., at 8:21 a.m. on Sept. 15.
Things quickly turned sour, law
enforcement sources said, when the perpetrator
picked up a chair and menaced
the victim with it.
Video footage of the pickle shop brawl
shows the two men lock up in a physical
struggle. Within seconds, the perpetrator
wrangled the victim to the ground.
The fracas continued behind the pickle
shop, where the suspect re-approached
NYPD have yet to formally charge the
driver or reveal his identity.
A Revel spokesman said Andreas was an
experienced moped user having clocked 75
rides without any violations to his name.
“Our sympathies are with Andreas’
loved ones. He was an avid Revel rider
and this is a loss for our entire community,”
said Owen Stone in a statement.
“While we are still gathering details, one
thing we can say for certain is that this is
yet another senseless tragedy involving a
reportedly drunk driver who should not
have been behind the wheel. We need to
do more to make the city safer for everyone
who uses our streets, not just SUVs.”
PHOTO COURTESY OF NYPD
the victim, who attempted to fend him off
with a stick. The assailant then grabbed a
brick left nearby and hurled it at the man,
striking him in the face.
Seconds later, cops said, the perpetrator
took off on foot in an unknown
direction.
The incident was reported to the 7th
Precinct. EMS units rushed the victim to
NewYork-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan
Hospital, where he was treated for
a laceration to his nose and bruises on
his wrist.
As shown on camera, the suspect had
a light complexion, dark curly hair and a
beard. He was last seen wearing a black
sweatshirt, black sweat pants and gray
sneakers.
Anyone with information regarding
his whereabouts can call Crime Stoppers
at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial
888-57-PISTA).
BRENDAN MCDERMID
A Revel scooter parked in Brooklyn.
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