Police blotter
Two men sought for sexually assaulting
three women in Chelsea, Village
BY EMILY
DAVENPORT
Cops are looking for
a creep who sexually
assaulted two
women in Manhattan.
According to police,
at 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 22 a
25-year-old woman was
walking in the vicinity of
Saint Marks Place and 3rd
Avenue in the East Village
when she was approached
by an unknown man who
had his genitals exposed.
The suspect then grabbed
the woman’s crotch over her
clothes and fl ed the scene
southbound on 3rd Avenue.
Days later at 4:50 p.m.
on Oct. 25, a 55-year-old
woman was walking in
the vicinity of 6th Avenue
and West 16th Street in
Chelsea when the suspect
approached her with his
genitals exposed. The suspect
grabbed the suspect’s
buttocks and fl ed the scene
on foot southbound on 6th
Avenue.
The victims were not
injured as a result of these
incidents. The NYPD
released photos and video
of the suspect taken prior
to the second incident.
He is described as a man
between the ages of 40 and
50 years old.
In a separate incident,
police are looking for a man
who sexually assaulted a
woman in Manhattan last
month. It was reported to
police that at 2:36 a.m. on
Oct. 11, an unknown man
approached a 20-year-old
woman from behind in the
Cops investigate death of man
hit by 1 train in Chelsea
BY MARK HALLUM
Detectives are investigating the
death of an unknown man after
he was struck by an uptown 1 train
while walking on the tracks in Chelsea on
Sunday afternoon.
Although cops said how the man got
onto the tracks near the 14th Street station
when he was hit as the train was pulling
out of the station, there does not seem to
be any criminality involved at this time, an
NYPD source said.
vicinity of Barrow Street and
Greenwich Street in the West
Village. He pushed her to
the ground, said that he had
a gun and proceeded to put
his fi ngers inside her genitals.
The suspect then fl ed
the scene eastbound on
Barrow Street. The victim
was taken to Beth Israel
Hospital for evaluation.
Anyone with information
in regard to the identity
of the men is these incidents
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 CrimeStoppers website
on Twitter @NYPDTips.
All calls are strictly
confi dential.
The incident happened at about 3:28
p.m., according to the MTA, just north
of the station. Offi cers from the NYPD
Transit Bureau and EMS responded to
the scene. The victim was pronounced
dead.
At about 4 p.m., New York City Transit
issued an advisory to all passengers that
service on the 1, 2 and 3 trains would be
suspended between Chambers Street and
34th Street for the 1 train until further
notice. Two and 3 trains were suspended
between 96th Street and Wall Street.
Bicyclist slugs NYPD traffic officer
after crashing into department
vehicle in Midtown: NYPD
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
Detectives are looking for a suspect
who punched an on-duty NYPD
Traffic Enforcement Agent in
Midtown last week.
At 1:50 p.m. on Nov. 5, the 45-yearold
enforcement agent was opening the
driver-side door of his parked department
vehicle, parked in front of 625 Madison
Ave., when an unknown man drove his
bicycle into the door. The suspect then
punched the agent in the throat before
fl eeing the scene westbound on 59th
Street on his bicycle.
The traffi c enforcement agent sustained
pain to his neck and was taken to NewYork-
Presbyterian Hospital in stable condition.
The NYPD released photos of the
suspect, who is described as a man with
a medium complexion, standing 5 feet,
10 inches tall and weighing 180 pounds.
He was last seen wearing a blue face mask
black hooded sweatshirt with the PUMA
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE NYPD
Jewelry thief steals over $11,000
worth of rings and necklaces in
citywide robbery pattern: NYPD
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE NYPD
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
The NYPD is looking for a suspect
who is behind a series of robberies
throughout Brooklyn and
Manhattan.
Police say that the pattern began on Oct.
16. At 11:50 a.m. that day, an unknown man
approached a 39-year-old man and a 36-yearold
woman while onboard a northbound
logo on the front, dark-colored pants and
black sneakers.
Anyone with information in regard to
the identity of this male 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. All calls are strictly
confi dential.
Q train at the Union Square station, and
demanded the woman’s engagement ring.
The victims complied and handed over the
ring, which is valued at $7,000.
The next day, Oct. 23, the suspect approached
a 50-year-old man who was waiting
for an elevator inside of 1114 Avenue
of the Americas at 10:55 a.m. The crook
pulled out a handgun and demanded the
victim’s jewelry. The victim compiled and
handed over a necklace, valued at $1,190,
and a ring, valued at $600, and the suspect
fl ed the scene to the street level and then
went eastbound on West 43rd Street.
No injuries were reported as a result of
any of the incidents.
The NYPD released a photo and video
of the suspect: Anyone with information
in regard to these incidents 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. All calls are strictly confi dential.
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