Police blotter
Two men cuffed for stealing an ATM in
Manhattan and leading police chase
BY EMILY
DAVENPORT
Two men were
taken into custody
after leading cops
through a chase after trying
to steal an ATM on the
Lower East Side.
According to police,
at 4:28 a.m. on Sept. 16,
officers assigned to the
Manhattan South Grand
Larceny Division were sitting
in unmarked vehicles
when they saw two men
exit a blue Ford E250 van
at Black Crescent, located
at 76 Clinton Street. The
suspects allegedly took
an ATM from outside the
location.
The offi cers called for
backup, but before the
units arrived the suspects
fl ed the scene in the van
northbound on the FDR.
The Grand Larceny Division
units followed the
suspects by car.
PHOTO VIA GOOGLE MAPS
The van was later found
in front of 447 East 52nd
St. in Midtown. The ATM
was recovered from the
van and a 45-year-old
man and a 72-year-old
man were both taken into
custody. The investigation
is ongoing.
Man shot while walking with
girlfriend in East Village
BY TODD MAISEL
Detectives are investigating a
shooting in the East Village
on Tuesday morning that left
a young man injured.
The incident happened at about
12:09 a.m. on Sept. 15, when a
19-year-old man male walking with a
girlfriend was shot in the right thigh
in front of 132 Avenue D.
Offi cers from the 9th Precinct reported
that the victim informed them of hearing
shots and feeling pain before realizing he
had been hit. He stated that he did not
know where the shot came from.
Paramedics brought the victim to Bellevue
Hospital, where he was listed in
stable condition.
FILE PHOTO BY TODD MAISEL
Anyone with information on the
incident 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
Woman snatches senior man’s
wallet and watch while he
dined in Midtown: NYPD
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
The NYPD is looking for a
crook who swiped a senior
man’s belongings at a Manhattan
restaurant last month.
Authorities say that at 4:30 p.m.
on Aug. 30, a 77-year-old man was
seated outside at Ollie’s Sichuan Restaurant,
located at 411 West 42nd
Street, when an unknown woman
approached the table and took the
victim’s wallet and wristwatch, both
of which were laying on the table.
When the victim tried to grab the
woman to stop her, he fell to the
are kept confi dential.
PHOTO COURTESY OF NYPD
ground.
The suspect fl ed the scene southbound
on 9th Avenue with the man’s
belongings, which has an estimated
value of $250. EMS took the victim
to New York University Hospital
in stable condition, where he was
treated for pain and bruising.
Anyone with information on this
incident 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.
Violent robbery and stabbing outside
Midtown hotel may be drug-related: cops
BY ROBERT POZARYCKI
Detectives are looking for
the two suspects who
robbed and stabbed a
37-year-old man outside a Midtown
hotel on Saturday.
The attack happened on Sept.
12 at the Four Points by Sheraton
Hotel located at 326 West
40th St., across from the Port
Authority Bus Terminal.
Law enforcement sources
said the victim became embroiled
in a verbal dispute with
the two perpetrators. It’s believed
the matter may have been
drug-related, sources noted.
The words turned violent,
police said, when the crooks
forcibly removed the victim’s
property, which included a Versace
bag, a Louis Vuitton wallet
and two iPhones — worth a
combined $5,900.
During the robbery, cops
said, one of the suspects then
pulled out a sharp object and
stabbed the victim in the back.
Following the attack, the pair
took off on foot.
The incident was reported to
the Midtown South Precinct.
The victim was treated at
Mount Sinai St. Luke’s Hospital
for his injuries.
Cops described one of the
suspects as a man with a medium
complexion and a slim
build, who was last seen wearing
a black baseball cap, a face
mask, a black jacket with white
sleeves, black pants and white
sneakers. Police noted that he
was in possession of the sharp
object used in the assault.
His accomplice, meanwhile,
was described as a man with
a medium complexion and a
medium build, with short black
hair. He was last seen wearing
a green button-down, shortsleeved
shirt, blue jeans and
green sneakers.
They are pictured in security
camera footage taken near the
scene.
Anyone with information
regarding their 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 suspects behind a robbery on Sept. 12 outside the Four
Points by Sheraton Hotel on West 40th Street in Midtown
Manhattan.
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