Police Blotter
East Village man attacked and
robbed
A 19-year-old male was mugged in the
East Village on the evening of Friday,
Nov. 8, police said. Around 6:30 p.m.,
opposite 217 First Ave., two males approached
the victim and briefl y engaged
him in conversation, police said, before
allegedly chasing after him, knocking
him to the pavement and taking his
property, which included a jacket, a
hooded sweater, a coin pouch, his cell
phone and a credit card. The two men
fl ed on foot in an unknown direction.
An investigation found that on the same
day, around 7:20 p.m., inside the Mc-
Donald’s at 966 Third Ave., one of the
robbers used the victim’s credit card to
make $33.69 worth of purchases.
Dog snatched from unlocked car
A dog was taken from a parked car
in Lower Manhattan on Sunday, Dec.
1, police said. Around 7:20 p.m., a man
approached a parked car in front of 135
Walker St., offi cials said. He then allegedly
open an unlocked door to the vehicle
and took a black carrier which contained
a 6-year-old cream colored toy poodle
named Teddy. The man then fl ed with
Teddy and the carrier, police said.
Shoplifter threatens employee
A woman shoplifted a jacket from a
store on East 14 Street, then threatened
an employee who tried to stop her, according
to police. The incident occurred
on Monday, Nov. 4, around 10:50 a.m.,
at Nordstrom Rack at 60 E. 14 St. The
woman allegedly took a coat off the
rack, put it on and walked toward the
exit. When a 30-year-old male employee
tried to stop her from leaving, the woman
said she was armed with a Taser and
Teddy the toy poodle, who was allegedly taken from an unlocked car.
mace, according to offi cials. The woman
then fl ed on foot in an unknown direction.
Robbery pattern of unattended bags
COURTESY NYPD
There was a string of thefts in the Village
where women had wallets and bags
stolen by a man while they were left unattended,
according to police. Three of
the incidents occurred on Wednesday,
Nov. 6. The fi rst was at 2 p.m. inside
the New School at 63 Fifth Ave., when
a 26-year-old woman was inside the resource
center and put her backpack on
a chair. When she went to retrieve her
bag before leaving, she discovered that
her wallet had allegedly been taken, offi
cials said. An investigation found that
a man tried to use her credit cards at
MetroCard machines at Penn Station
and Union Square.
The second incident was 30 minutes
later, also in the New School, when a
33-year-old woman was in the teacher’s
lounge and placed her property on a
table. When she returned after leaving
to make a phone call, she found that
her wallet, containing $200 and credit
cards, had been taken. An investigation
found the same suspect tried to use the
credit cards at the same MetroCard machines,
offi cials said.
Thirty minutes later on the same day,
at The Greenwich Social restaurant at
74 Fifth Ave., a 32-year-old woman put
her purse on the back of a chair and left
her seat. She returned to discover that
her wallet, containing credit cards, had
been taken, police said. An investigation
showed the male suspect on surveillance
video removed the property and then
fl ed the location, according to police.
The fi nal incident was on Tuesday,
Nov. 12, around 12:50 p.m., inside
Luke’s Lobster Union Square, at 124
University Place. A 25-year-old woman
left her seat with her purse hanging
from it to get a beverage, and when
she returned she found that her purse,
containing $50, credit cards and a cell
phone, had allegedly been taken. An
investigation found the same suspect
took the property and then fl ed in an
unknown direction, police said.
Subway crimes and convenience store assault in Chelsea
COURTESY NYPD
Teddy the toy poodle, who was allegedly
taken from an unlocked car.
Subway creep sexually assaults
woman: Cops
A woman was groped inside the
Union Square subway station on Friday,
Nov. 29, police said. Around 5
p.m., on the platform for the downtown
R train, a man approached an
18-year-old woman from behind and
allegedly touched her crotch over her
pants. The creep then ran from the
platform and fl ed the station on an
uptown 4 or 5 train, offi cials said.
Macy’s coat nabbed
A pricey coat was stolen from the
Macy’s at Herald Square on Thursday,
Dec. 5, offi cials said. Around 2
p.m., a 20-year-old employee at the
store, at 151 W. 34 St., discovered
that store merchandise had been taken
and contact the police. An investigation
found that earlier in the day,
around 12:00 p.m., a man entered
the store and allegedly took a coat
worth about $3,500, before fl eeing
in an unknown direction.
Subway argument turns violent
A dispute at the subway station at
14th Street and Eighth Avenue led
to a woman being arrested, police
said. On Friday, Dec. 13, around
8:20 a.m., a 39-year-old woman got
into an argument with a 16-yearold
female after bumping into each
other on the stairs, offi cials said.
The younger woman told police that
it turned into a physical altercation
and the other woman punched her
in the face, causing swelling to her
left cheek bone and eye area. The
victim was taken to Lenox Health
Greenwich Village for treatment.
The other woman was arrested for
endangering the welfare of a child, a
misdemeanor.
7-Eleven assault
A 7-Eleven employee was attacked
on Saturday, Dec. 14, police said.
Around 1:50 a.m., inside the store at
368 Eighth Ave., the 64-year-old male
victim said that a man came into the
store and punched him on the right
side of his face, causing pain to the
area. The victim said the other man
had no reason to strike him. He refused
medical attention at the scene.
The attacker, a 33-year-old man, was
arrested for misdemeanor assault.
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