Police Blotter
Stolen ID on
Valentine’s Day
An Upper East Side resident received
an unexpected email on Valentine’s
Day.
According to police, the 45-year-old
woman received a message from her
bank on Friday, Feb. 14, stating there
was a change in her credit report. Upon
investigation, she learned she was the
victim of identity theft. An unknown
person opened a Macy’s store credit
card in the woman’s name on January
31, using the address of her parent’s
home outside of the city.
The card was used three times racking
up $3,343.93 in charges. The victim
informed police of the incident on
Feb. 21. An investigation is ongoing.
— Chriss Williams
Joyride ends
with arrest
Cops arrested 27-year-old Geridson
R. Abreu Sunday, Feb. 23 after he was
allegedly found in possession of a stolen
Yamaha ATV.
Offi cers responded to a radio call
to assist a disabled vehicle in front of
345 East 80 street at about 4:45 p.m.
When they ran the Vehicle Identifi cation
Number in their computer system,
they learned the ATV had been reported
stolen by Brooklyn PD.
Abreu allegedly told police that the
ATV belonged to his friend. When it
broke down, he called for a tow truck.
Police arrested Abreu for possession of
stolen property.
— Chriss Williams
Package Prowler
Arrested
On Saturday, Feb. 2, a concerned 29-
year-old resident observed an unknown
man in possession of multiple packages
inside 319 East 78 Street.
When authorities arrived, Christophe
Greene, 58, was allegedly removing
packages from the building. Greene
is allegedly known to authorities for his
involvement in previous burglaries in
the area.
At about 3:30 p.m., Greene was arrested
at the scene.
— Chriss Williams
Bike theft witnesses
hold suspect
A 20-year-old man making deliveries
at 215 East 68 street locked his electronic
bike, valued at $1,650, to a metal
signpost outside the building on Friday,
Feb. 21.
According to police, a Bronx resident
Marvin Lemus, 35, allegedly tried
to steal the e-bike but was stopped by
two witnesses around 8:05 p.m. The
men called authorities and held Lemus
until they arrived.
Lemus was arrested at the site and
charged with grand larceny.
— Chriss Williams
Vicious assault puts Uber driver in coma
BY ROBERT POZARYCKI
Cops want to talk to fi ve people
connected to a brawl on the
Upper East Side of Manhattan
this month that left an Uber driver in
a coma from a massive head injury.
The NYPD released on Friday
night photos of the fi ve individuals
and video footage of the attack that
occurred at 4:25 a.m. on Feb. 5 at the
corner of East 62nd Street and Second
Avenue.
According to law enforcement
sources, the fi ve people rode inside
a vehicle operated by the victim, a
54-year-old man, who then got into a
verbal dispute with them.
After stopping at the corner, police
said, the argument turned physical
outside the vehicle. One of the male
passengers then punched the driver in
the face, knocking him to the ground.
The individuals then fl ed on foot in
an unknown direction.
Offi cers from the 19th Precinct
and EMS units responded to the incident.
Paramedics rushed the driver
to NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell
Medical Center with severe head
trauma. Doctors there placed him in
a medically induced coma.
The NYPD said the victim is listed
in critical but stable condition.
Anyone with information regarding
their whereabouts can call Crime
Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish,
dial 888-57-PISTA).
Break-in at salon
on Elizabeth St.
Police said they are looking for a man
in connection with a burglary at Arte
Salon, at 294 Elizabeth St., on Sunday,
Feb. 23.
Around 2:10 p.m., the man allegedly
gained entry through an unsecured
front door, then took around $600
from a safe before fl eeing in an unknown
direction.
— Gabe Herman
Cellphone stolen
from her jacket
A man is wanted by police for grand
larceny after an alleged theft inside 55
Bond St., offi cials said.
On Wednesday, Feb. 26, the man,
who police said is named Andre Skinner,
allegedly took a woman’s cellphone
from her jacket while inside the location.
— Gabe Herman
Television taken
at Smith Houses
A man and a woman are wanted by
police for an alleged burglary at Smith
Houses, at 10 Catherine Slip, offi cials
said.
On Tuesday, Feb. 4, around 9 p.m.,
the two people allegedly gained access
to a maintenance room by forcing open
the entrance door, then took a 24-inch
television before fl eeing in an unknown
direction.
— Gabe Herman
Suspect robbed woman in Midtown
BY GABE HERMAN
Police released surveillance images of a man
wanted for allegedly robbing a woman in
Midtown last week.
The incident occurred on Feb. 28, around 10:50
p.m., offi cials said, when a man approached a 28-
year-old female victim as she was walking in front
of 420 West 49th St., between Ninth and 10th Avenues.
The man then allegedly pushed the woman
to the ground and took her tote bag.
Police released a photo and video of the man
wanted for the robbery in the Midtown North Precinct.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the NYPD’s
Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
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