Two arrests made in deadly
stabbings around Penn Station
BY ROBERT POZARYCKI
Detectives have locked up a pair of
suspects in two separate deadly
stabbings at or near Penn Station
last month, police announced on Dec. 6
afternoon.
Jamoy Phillip, 26, of Newkirk Avenue
in Brooklyn was picked up for the Nov.
21 murder of a homeless man on board a
FILE PHOTO/DEAN MOSES
2 train approaching the 34th Street-Penn
Station stop.
Law enforcement sources said Phillip
allegedly knifed Akeem Loney, 32, who
resided at a shelter on Wards Island, as the
victim slept on board an uptown-bound 2
train in an unprovoked attack at 12:17 a.m.
on Nov. 21.
Offi cers from the Midtown South Precinct
found the wounded Loney on board
the train moments later. EMS rushed him
to Bellevue Hospital, where he died a short
time later.
Sources familiar with the investigation
said Phillip had no prior connection to the
victim. US Marshals arrested Phillip pursuant
to an ongoing NYPD investigation,
during which they connected the suspect
to the homicide through a review of nearby
security camera footage.
Federal marshals also picked up Sylvester
King, 33, of Freeport, Long Island on
murder charges in connection with the
deadly stabbing of a homeless man outside
Penn Station on Thanksgiving Eve.
According to law enforcement sources,
King got into a dispute with the unidentifi ed
36-year-old man at the corner of West 34th
Street and 7th Avenue at about 6:03 p.m. on
Nov. 24 for reasons that were not disclosed.
The altercation turned deadly, cops said,
when King allegedly pulled out a knife and
stabbed the man in the chest. Police said
the victim staggered a block east, to the
corner of West 33rd Street and 7th Avenue,
and sought help from an MTA Police Offi
cer, who contacted the Midtown South
Precinct and EMS.
Paramedics rushed the victim to Bellevue
Hospital, where he died. Police
have withheld his identity, pending family
notifi cation.
Thief gropes woman and steals
cellphone in Murray Hill robbery
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
Cops are looking for a thief who
groped a woman while robbing her
on a Murray Hill corner.
According to police, at 5:40 p.m. on Dec.
4 a 28-year-old woman was walking at the
corner of East 40th Street and 1st Avenue
when an unknown man approached her
from behind and covered her mouth. The
suspect proceeded to touch the victim’s
vagina and buttocks before forcibly taking
her cellphone.
The suspect then fl ed the scene westbound
on East 40th Street.
The NYPD released photos of the
suspect, who is described as a Black man
standing 6 feet tall. He was last seen wearing
a black skull cap, a black sweatshirt and
black sneakers.
Anyone with information in regard
to this incident is asked to call the
NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at
1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish,
1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can
also submit their tips by logging onto
PHOTO COURTESY OF NYPD
the Crime Stoppers website or on Twitter
@NYPDTips. All calls are strictly
confi dential.
Daggerwielding
man
sought for
harassing,
threatening
to kill woman
in Midtown
PHOTO COURTESY OF NYPD
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
The NYPD is looking for a dagger
wielding man who harassed
a woman and threatened to kill
her on the train in Midtown.
According to police, at 7:20 a.m.
on Nov. 29 a 46-year-old woman was
riding a southbound 4 train near the
Lexington Avenue/59th Street station.
At this time, an unknown man made
derogatory statements to the woman
and threatened to kill her while brandishing
wooden daggers.
At this time, it’s not immediately
clear what was said on the train, however
the NYPD confi rmed that the
victim is Caucasian.The investigation
remains ongoing by NYPD’s Hate
Crime Task Force.
The NYPD released photos of the
suspect, who is described as having
a tattoo on the right side of his
face, taken from inside the train.
Anyone with information in regard
to this incident is asked to call the
NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at
1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish,
1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public
can also submit their tips by logging
onto the Crime Stoppers website or
on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls are
strictly confi dential.
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