Police blotter
Bike rider slugs woman with fist
while pedaling down Financial
District street
BY ROBERT POZARYCKI
Detectives need the public’s help in
fi nding the bike-riding brute who
punched a woman while pedaling
down a Financial District street earlier this
week.
Law enforcement sources said the attack
happened at 9:40 a.m. on Aug. 31 along
Water Street near Wall Street.
According to authorities, the cycling
creep rode a CitiBike southbound along
Water Street and approached the victim.
He then struck her with a closed fi st and
pedaled away in an unknown direction.
The incident was reported to the 1st
Precinct. Cops said the victim suffered
swelling to the left side of her mouth, but
refused medical attention.
On Sept. 1, the NYPD released video
footage of the assailant. Police did not
provide a physical description.
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE NYPD
The bike-riding assailant who punched
a woman in the Financial District on
Aug. 31, 2020.
Anyone with information regarding
his 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.
Gunman sought for shooting man
in leg during Midtown dispute
BY ROBERT
POZARYCKI
Detectives are looking
for the gunman
who shot a man in
the leg during an argument
in Midtown early on Monday
morning.
Police released on Tuesday
morning video footage
of the assailant behind the
Aug. 31 shooting, which
took place at 5:40 a.m. in
front of 1560 Broadway, in
the Theater District.
According to authorities,
the victim, a man in his 30s,
got into a verbal dispute
with the gunman which
led to a physical altercation.
Police did not provide
a possible motive that triggered
the argument.
During the altercation,
law enforcement sources
PHOTO VIA TWITTER/@NYPDMTN
Photos of the suspect behind an Aug. 31 shooting at
1560 Broadway in the Theater District.
Cops seek crook who slashed and
robbed two people in Midtown
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
Cops are looking for a crook who
slashed and robbed a man and
woman in Manhattan last week.
According to the NYPD, an unknown
man approached a 44-year-old man and a
32-year-old woman at the corner of West
42nd Street and 5th Avenue at 1 p.m. on
Aug. 27. The suspect swiped the woman’s
cellphone and slashed both victims with a
sharp object — the man was slashed in the
torso and the woman in the arm.
The suspect then fl ed the scene in an
unknown direction.
On Aug. 28, the NYPD released a photo
of the suspect taken from surveillance footage.
He is described as a dark-skinned man
between the ages of 30 and 45 years old,
standing 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighing
170 pounds. He was last seen wearing red
pants, black shoes and no shirt.
said, the gunman pulled
out a firearm and fired
three shots, striking the
victim in the left leg. The
suspect then fl ed the scene
on foot southbound along
7th Avenue toward Times
Square.
Offi cers from the Midtown
North Precinct and
EMS units responded to
the scene. Paramedics
brought the victim to Bellevue
Hospital in stable
condition.
Police described the
suspect as a man believed
to be 20 and 30 years of
age. The video shows him
waiting at an elevator bay.
Anyone with information
regarding his 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 VIA GETTY IMAGES
Anyone with information in regard to
the identity of the individual 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 or by texting their tips to
274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All
calls are strictly confi dential.
Brute punches senior woman
in face for no reason near
Union Square
BY ROBERT
POZARYCKI
Police are looking for
the public’s help in
fi nding the assailant
who randomly attacked
a 66-year-old woman in
Union Square last week.
The NYPD released on
Saturday images of the
creep behind the attack,
which took place at 8:38
a.m. on Aug. 25 in front of
a store at 45 East 17th St.
According to police, the
suspect approached the
victim and punched her
in the face, then fl ed from
the scene. It appeared to
be a random attack; law
enforcement sources said
the victim did not know
her attacker.
The incident was reported
to the 13th Precinct. The
victim sustained pain and
swelling to her face, but
refused medical attention
at the scene.
The NYPD obtained the
small images of the suspect
from cameras inside Union
Square Park, recorded
shortly after the assault.
Anyone with information
regarding the assault or
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 NYPD
The location in Union Square where a 66-year-old
woman was punched in the face in a random attack
on Aug. 25.
The Villager (USPS 578930) ISSN 0042-6202 Copyright © 2020 by Schneps Media is published weekly by Schneps Media, One Metrotech North, 10th floor Brooklyn, NY 11201. 52 times a year. Business and Editorial Offices: One Metrotech
North, 10th floor Brooklyn, NY 11201. Accounting and Circulation Offices: Schneps Media, One Metrotech North, 10th floor Brooklyn, NY 11201. Call 718-260-2500 to subscribe. Periodicals postage prices is paid at New York, N.Y.
Postmaster: Send address changes to The Villager, One Metrotech North, 10th floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Annual subscription by mail in Manhattan and Brooklyn $29 ($35 elsewhere). Single copy price at office and newsstands is $1. The entire contents of newspaper, including advertising, are copyrighted and no part may be reproduced without
the express permission of the publisher - © 2020 Schneps Media.
6 September 3, 2020 Schneps Media
/nypdcrimestoppers.com
/nypdcrimestoppers.com
/nypdcrimestoppers.com
