Police blotter
Suspects sought for Lower
East Side shooting
A recent shooting scene. PHOTO BY TODD MAISEL
BY TODD MAISEL
The NYPD released photos Monday
night of the suspected gunman
sought for a Nov. 27 shooting on
the Lower East Side.
At 11:43 p.m. that night in front of
280 Henry St., an unidentifi ed gunman
stepped out of the passenger seat of a light
color Nissan Altima and fi red a handgun
multiple times, hitting a 32-year-old man in
his left ankle. The driver of the Nissan fl ed
and the assailant ran away.
Tough thief knocks 88-year-old
woman to ground in Yorkville
for her handbag: cops
BY ROBERT POZARYCKI
Cops need the public’s help in fi nding
the miscreant who knocked an
88-year-old woman to the ground
and broke her shoulder while stealing her
handbag in Manhattan on Thanksgiving
Day.
The NYPD released on Nov. 28 video
footage of the suspect behind the Nov.
26 mugging, which occurred at about
1:05 p.m. in the rear of 1725 York Ave.
in Yorkville.
Law enforcement sources said the victim
was walking down the street when the thief
approached her and grabbed her purse,
which was valued at about $115, from her
hands. That caused the woman to fall to
the ground.
The suspect then fl ed on foot westbound
along East 89th Street.
The incident was later reported to the
19th Precinct. Paramedics brought the
woman to Cornell Medical Center in stable
condition with a broken left shoulder.
Police describe the suspect as a man
between 20 and 30 years of age. He’s
shown on camera wearing a cream-colored
jacket, a white surgical mask, ripped blue
jeans and black-and-white sneakers while
carrying a cream-colored bag with the
Target logo over his right shoulder.
Anyone with information regarding
the suspect’s 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.
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE NYPD
The suspect behind a purse snatching
of an 88-year-old woman in Yorkville
on Thanksgiving Day 2020.
Police officer hurt in drunk driver crash inside Washington Square Park
BY TODD MAISEL
A police offi cer was injured
early Sunday morning
when an out-of-control
vehicle, operated by an alleged
drunk driver, drove through
Washington Square Park under
the arch off Fifth Avenue, knocking
over two concrete bollards
and striking a patrol car, police
reported.
The crash occurred at 1:21 a.m.
on Nov. 29, when the 25-year-old
driver of a blue Nissan Maxima,
drove straight through into
Washington Square Park traveling
south on Fifth Avenue in
Manhattan. The vehicle struck
two concrete posts designed to
stop vehicles from entering the
park, sending the concrete fl ying
The wounded man was driven by private
vehicle to NewYork-Presbyterian Lower
Manhattan Hospital in stable condition.
The pictures provided by the NYPD
Monday show the alleged assailant inside
of 70 Pitt St. after the incident.
Anyone with information regarding
the suspect’s 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.
An alleged drunk driver entered Washington Square Park early
this morning where the vehicle struck a parked police patrol car
under the famed arch, injuring the officer.
at least 50 feet, smashing into a
concrete seating area.
The vehicle continued under
the Washington Square Arch,
striking a 6th Precinct SmartCar,
PHOTO BY TODD MAISEL
inside of which an off-duty offi cer
sat. Pedestrians near by were also
nearly struck by the car, offi cials
said.
The police offi cer suffered neck
and back injuries and was rushed
to Bellevue Hospital in stable
condition. Numerous people in
the park came to his aid and also
detained the alleged drunk driver.
Law enforcement sources said
the driver was not hurt in the
crash, as his air bags deployed and
saved him from serious injury.
Highway police were on the
scene during the early morning
investigating the crash.
Police later identifi ed the driver
as Jeremy Molina, 25, of 206th
Street in Bayside Hills, Queens.
He was charged with reckless
endangerment, criminal mischief,
driving while intoxicated, possession
of marijuana, and refusal to
take a breathalyzer test.
Residents stood and stared at
the crash scene, with Molina’s
vehicle still sitting at the base of
the arch.
“I can’t believe he was able
to his those concrete bollards
and still go any further,” said
Elizabeth Shine, a resident of
the West Village. “This kind of
thing happened many years ago
and people were killed. That’s
why they installed those concrete
barriers.”
On April 24, 1992, an elderly
driver lost control of his vehicle
on Washington Square East,
drove into the park where he
killed four pedestrians and injured
dozens before coming to a
stop. The Parks Department then
installed bollards and concrete
barriers to prevent such a crash
from causing so much carnage in
the future.
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