Police Blotter
10th Precinct
Chelsea
Apt. dispute
leads to assault
An argument among friends turned
violent in an apartment at 225 West
23rd St., according to a police report.
On Sunday, Oct. 6, at 8:15 p.m.,
a 30-year-old woman told police
she was cleaning her apartment
when she got into a dispute with
a male friend because of missing
property he said that he left in her
husband’s apartment.
Police said the man then punched
the woman in her face and torso, she
said, causing bruising and swelling
to her left eye. She was also allegedly
grabbed by the arm and neck, and he
pulled her hair.
The woman was treated at the
scene by EMS and then taken to Lenox
Health Greenwich Village. The
woman told police that she fears for
her safety.
Luke Revell, 50, was arrested
for misdemeanor assault,
authorities said.
-Gabe Herman
13th Precinct
Union Square
Café gets blues
after guitar theft
Cops are looking for a man who
stole a guitar from Café Bocce at 20
Union Square West.
Police said the burglar gained entry
at 4 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28, and
took a guitar valued at $150.
On Oct. 5, the NYPD released surveillance
images of the man wanted for
burglary, and anyone with information
about his identity is asked to contact
Crime Stoppers.
-Gabe Herman
Domestic assault
at bowling alley
Reckless driver
hits cop
A driver hit a police offi cer after ignoring
his traffi c order at West 34th
Street and 11th Avenue, police said.
On Sunday, Oct. 6, around 6:15
p.m., the uniformed offi cer said that
the driver entered the intersection
against his orders, and in a dangerous
and reckless manner.
After entering the intersection, the
driver of the black Mercedes Benz van
then hit the offi cer with his car, causing
bruising and pain. Naimet Fnu, 31,
was arrested for the incident.
-Gabe Herman
A woman was hit by her boyfriend
while at Bowlmor Lanes,
at 120 11th Ave., according
to police.
On Sunday, Oct. 6, at 2 a.m., a
26-year-old woman said she was
checking on the bill, when her
boyfriend pulled her hair and then
slapped her.
The woman told police she
had substantial pain in her head.
Jelani Birkett, 26, was arrested for
misdemeanor assault.
-Gabe Herman
Wanted for gunfire outside Wendy’s
Police have released video footage
of several individuals wanted
for fi ring shots at a man in Noho last
month.
Law enforcement sources said the
gunfi re erupted at 11:10 p.m. on Sept.
26 near a Wendy’s restaurant located
at 650 Broadway.
According to authorities, the individuals
approached a male victim and
displayed fi rearms. They then began
fi ring, blasting at least seven bullets
at the victim, but did not injure him.
Cops said the individuals and victim
fl ed the scene shortly after the
shots rang out.
Offi cers from the 9th Precinct responded
to a 911 call regarding the
incident. Through an investigation,
law enforcement sources said, cops
found 5 shell casings down the block
from the Wendy’s, in front of 665
Broadway, and two more casings near
676 Broadway.
The video footage police released
on Oct. 4 shows the suspects inside
the Wendy’s restaurant.
Call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-
TIPS with info on the case.
-Robert Pozarycki
Burglar went looking for backpacks
Cops need the public’s help in fi nding a crook
who recently went looking for backpacks out of
basements in Soho and Midtown Manhattan.
On Oct. 7, the NYPD released video footage of
the perpetrator responsible for the burglary pattern,
which began in August with a break-in at a
building on 9th Avenue near West 39th Stree
A month later, cops said, the cellar-bound crook
got into the basement of Summers restaurant at
169 Thompson St. in Soho at 1 a.m. on Sept. 26.
After entering the cellar through an open door,
authorities said, he grabbed a 26-year-old employee’s backpack, which contained
the victim’s property, and fl ed in an unknown direction.
Offi cers from the 6th and 10th Precincts are investigating the incidents.
Call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS with details.
-Robert Pozarycki
Thieves hit Union
Sq. newsstand
Two young men are wanted by police
for stealing cash from a newspaper
stand near Union Square last month.
Around 8:50 p.m. on Sept. 8, authorities
said, the two men approached
the kiosk on the corner of East 14th
Street and University Place. One of
them struck up a conversation with the
employee inside.
When the worker then exited to continue
speaking with the man, police
noted, the second person went into the
kiosk and took around $400 in cash.
The two thieves then fl ed and met
up at the nearby Union Square subway
station, according to an offi cial familiar
with the incident.
Police described the cash-grabber as
a male between 15 and 17 years old,
who was last seen wearing a white tshirt
and white track pants. He had tattoos
on his right arm.
Cops said the other suspect, who
distracted the employee with conversation,
was a black man between 18 to
20 years old last seen wearing a blue
t-shirt, black and red track pants, while
carrying a bookbag.
Police released surveillance images
of the two men wanted for the 6th Precinct
burglary.
Anyone with information about the
incident can call Crime Stoppers at
800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial 888-
57-PISTA), visit the Crime Stoppers
website, nypdcrimestoppers.com, or
send a direct message on Twitter @
NYPDTips. All calls and messages are
kept confi dential.
-Gabe Herman
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