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Man steals purse from woman, 81, in East Village building
Burglary suspect Police are looking for a man who stole a purse from an 81-year-old woman after convincing her he needed to get into her apartment to fix a leak. The man, who was Hispanic and casually...
View ArticlePolice Watch: Teens arrested for slashing on Lexington Avenue
TEENS ARRESTED FOR SLASHING ON LEX Police arrested a 13-year-old girl and 16-year-old boy for an alleged robbery and assault that took place at East 24th Street and Lexington Avenue on June 30 around 1...
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ACS teen assaults woman in Kips Bay
Administration for Children’s Services facility in Kips Bay (Photo via Google Maps) By Sabina Mollot A 13-year-old girl who’s been staying at the Administration for Children’s Services building at...
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Thief throws wallet in train tracks when victim tries to get it back
Robbery suspect Cops are looking for a pickpocket who stole a man’s wallet at the Union Square Subway station and then hit the victim on the head when he tried to get it back. Police said that on...
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Question for readers: What can straphangers do when witnessing violence?
Photo of suspect Earlier this week, police released portions of a video showing a man threatening a fellow straphanger with a knife after he tried to intervene when seeing the other man hit his...
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Woman groped at 6 train station on East 23rd Street
Groping suspect Police are looking for a man who grabbed a woman’s butt as she left the 6 train station at Park Avenue South and East 23rd Street. The 26-year-old victim was walking up the stairs to...
View ArticlePolice Watch: Teen lunges at woman with knife, Suspect arrested for scooter...
TEEN ARRESTED FOR LUNGING AT WOMAN WITH KNIFE IN FLATIRON Police arrested a teenager for menacing and weapons possession at the corner of Broadway and East 19th Street on Tuesday, July 19 at 1:35 p.m....
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Woman steals credit cards at Taproom
By Sabina Mollot Cops are on the lookout for a woman they said stole credit cards from an employee’s purse at Taproom, a Gramercy bar, and then proceeded to use them to make purchases. Another...
View ArticlePolice Watch: Man arrested for up-skirting, ACS teens arrested for robbery
MAN ALLEGEDLY UP-SKIRTED TEENAGE GIRL Police arrested 37-year-old Kevin Myers for allegedly filming a teenage girl without her permission inside the Union Square subway station at Union Square West and...
View ArticleReader opinions: Crime in the city
In our last issue, Town & Village asked readers if thoughts of crime in this city affect their daily routines. We also asked, “Do you avoid certain streets or going out at certain times?” Here are...
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Convicted murderer assaults child at ACS facility
Administration for Children’s Services facility in Kips Bay (Photo via Google Maps) By Maria Rocha-Buschel A worker for the Administration for Children’s Services who was previously in prison for...
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Burglar takes cash and iPad from Irving Place restaurant
Burglary suspect By Sabina Mollot Police are looking for a man who burglarized Adalya, a Mediterranean restaurant on Irving Place at around 12:30 a.m. on Friday, August 3. A restaurant employee told...
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Woman choked, beaten at Good Stuff diner
Second suspect, who police say choked the victim By Sabina Mollot Police are looking for two people who choked and beat a woman after a third suspect, who’s since been arrested, allegedly stole her...
View ArticlePolice Watch: Men arrested for masturbating, filming under woman’s skirt
MAN CHARGED WITH MASTURBATING IN FRONT OF WOMAN AT AUGUSTUS ST. GAUDENS BATHROOM Police arrested 23-year-old Trevon Stroman for allegedly trapping a woman inside the public restroom at the Augustus St....
View ArticlePolice Watch: Senior arrested for ‘extortion,’ Man busted for Ainsworth burglary
SENIOR CHARGED WITH HOLDING PHONE FOR RANSOM NEAR STUY TOWN Police arrested 71-year-old El Shaday Yova for alleged grand larceny by extortion at the corner of Avenue C and East 20th Street on Tuesday,...
View ArticleTeens assault and rob cab driver in Kips Bay
By Maria Rocha-Buschel Police arrested three teenagers for robbing a taxi driver in Kips Bay near First Avenue and East 28th Street early last Tuesday morning. The victim told police that he picked up...
View ArticlePolice Watch: Man arrested for office burglaries, fake Fed Ex worker arrested...
MAN CHARGED WITH COMMERCIAL BURGLARIES IN FLATIRON Police arrested 46-year-old Antonio Jones for alleged thefts and burglaries that took place inside 43 West 24th Street last weekend. Police said that...
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Creep grabs six-year-old boy’s crotch at Union Square Barnes & Noble
Forcible touching suspect By Sabina Mollot Cops are on the lookout for a man who groped a six-year-old boy in front of his mother at the Union Square Barnes & Noble. Police said that on Wednesday,...
View ArticleWoman charged with thefts from gym lockers
By Maria Rocha-Buschel Police arrested a woman for an alleged theft from the NoMad SoulCycle location at 12 West 27th Street earlier this month. Police said that 32-year-old Lauren Woods stole cash and...
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Cops say man tried to rape woman in East 13th Street building
Julio Mendez By Sabina Mollot Police are looking for a man who allegedly tried to rape a woman in a residential building at 620 East 13th Street between Avenues B and C. Police said the suspect, who...
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