Police Blotter
Electric Trio
A 32-year-old man heading to work
on his electric bicycle early morning
Tuesday, Feb. 11, was robbed by three
men.
According to police, the three men
blocked the victim with their electric
scooters on the northeast corner
of First Ave. and east 60th St. and
threatened bodily harm if he did not
give them money.
The victim was punched several
times in the face and one perp held
him down by stepping on his right
hand. The trio took his black and
red bike valued at $1,730 and fl ed
westbound across the Queensboro
Bridge.
The victim suffered minor injuries
as a result. Police are investigating.
— Chriss Williams
Hello, Goodbye
On Wednesday, Feb. 2 at 1:45
a.m., an employee of Veritable, a
restaurant located at 1201 Second
Ave., entered the premises to fumigate,
when he witnessed two men
dressed in black with ski masks exit
and flee westbound on foot.
The employee noticed that the
restaurant’s cash register was broken
and on the floor. The case remains
open as authorities investigate.
— Chriss Williams
Selling is a drag
A 19-year-man was dragged half
a block by a car, after selling his iPhone.
Police say that on Wednesday,
Feb.5 the man met the phone’s female
buyer outside of 125 East 63rd
St. T
he victim gave the phone to the
woman who was sitting in the driver’s
seat of a silver Nissan 4-door
sedan, in exchange for $1,500. At
about 10:36 p.m., the transaction
was complete, and the buyer sped
off, dragging the victim to Park Avenue
before he was able to escape.
The motive, unclear.
The incident was witnessed by a
31-year old bystander. The victim
suffered back pain and laceration to
his knuckles.
After contacting authorities, the
vehicle’s license plate was traced
to a black 2013 Chevrolet that had
been issued a summons in January
and the money was counterfeit.
The Secret Service was notified,
and the incident is being investigated.
— Chriss Williams
Beef ends
in slashing
An argument led to an assault on
Ludlow Street late at night on Saturday,
Jan. 4, offi cials said.
Around 3:50 a.m., in front of 152
Ludlow St., two men got into an argument,
when one of the men proceeded
to allegedly slash the other man on the
right side of the face, before fl eeing in
an unknown direction.
The victim was taken to NYC Health
+ Hospitals/Bellevue in stable condition,
to be treated for a laceration.
— Gabe Herman
Car robbery in
West Village
A man was robbed while sitting in
his car near West 11 Street and Waverly
Place, on Feb. 6, according to police.
Around 5:45 p.m., two men allegedly
approached the 28-year-old male
victim as he was sitting in his 2007
Chrysler Sebring, then they entered the
vehicle and simulated a fi rearm.
One of the men allegedly searched
the victim’s pockets, then ordered him
out of the vehicle. The car was later recovered
near 116 Street and 10th Avenue,
offi cials said.
— Gabe Herman
Restaurant theft
There was a restaurant burglary
on Mulberry Street during the earlymorning
hours of Thursday, Feb. 6,
police said. Around 5:05 a.m., a man
allegedly forcibly entered Ruby’s Café
at 219 Mulberry St. through the back
door, police said, then took $200 from
the register before fl eeing.
— Gabe Herman
Smell Smugglers
Two twenty-something perps made
off with $2330 in perfume bottles from
an Upper West Side Sephora on Monday,
Feb. 3. The store’s surveillance
camera, shows two men entering 2103
Broadway at 6:29 p.m., and walking
over to a fragrance display. One perp
removed a backpack from underneath
his jacket and held it open while the
other suspect fi lled it with 20 bottles
of perfume before they fl ed on foot. An
employee notifi ed the police.
— Chriss Williams
Delivery robbers strike on East Side
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
Cops are looking for a duo who
choked two food delivery men
and robbed them of their cash
and belongings in Manhattan.
According to police, at 1:45 p.m.
on Feb. 12, a 27-year-old man was
delivering food to a residence on Essex
Street near Broome Street when
he was approached by two unknown
men. The men put the delivery man
into a chokehold and punched him
throughout his face and body.
The suspects then took $60 from
the victim before fl eeing the scene in
an unknown direction. The victim refused
medical attention at the scene.
The crooks struck again on Feb.
17. At 12:45 p.m. that day, a 66-
year-old man was delivering food at
another residence on Essex Street
near Broome Street when he was approached
by the suspects, who proceeded
to put the man in a chokehold
and pushed him into a wall.
The victim lost consciousness as a
result, and the suspects took his wallet,
which contained $150 in cash,
credit cards and a benefi ts card. The
thieves then fl ed the scene in an unknown
direction. EMS took the victim,
who suffered a laceration and
swelling to the head, to New York
Downtown Hospital for treatment.
On Feb. 18, the NYPD released
video and photos of the suspects taken
from the fi rst incident.
Anyone with information in regard
to the identity of the individuals
is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime
Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS
(8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA
(74782).
Smoke shop robbed by a rifleman
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
Cops are looking for a pair of
gun-toting crooks who robbed
a Lower East Side smoke shop
and took off with cash and merchandise.
Authorities say that at 4:25 p.m. on
Feb. 17, two unknown men entered
N&N Delancey Smoke Shop, located
at 61 Delancey Street. While one of
the men stood at the counter and
asked for cigarettes, the other went to
entrance to the counter and pointed a
black rifl e at the employee.
The gunman threatened the employee
and demanded merchandise
and money from the register. The
victim complied and handed over
$3,500 in cash, 30 packs of cigarettes,
lottery tickets and a cellphone.
The suspects then fl ed the scene in a
car parked outside of the store. There
were no injuries reported as a result
of the incident.
On Feb. 18, the NYPD released
video and photos of the suspects
taken from the shop’s surveillance
footage.
Call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-
TIPS with info on the case.
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