Police Watch: Man arrested for phone theft, ACS teen nabbed for beatdown
MAN CHARGED WITH PHONE THEFT AFTER BEING CHASED DOWN BY VICTIM Police arrested 43-year-old Maitreya One for an alleged theft from the Fat Buddha bar at 212 Avenue A between 13th and 14th Streets on...
View ArticleGuest steals electronics from Peter Cooper Village resident
Theft suspect in Peter Cooper Village By Sabina Mollot Police are looking for a man who stole electronics from a Peter Cooper Village resident he went home with on Friday, February 8. The victim told...
View ArticlePolice Watch: Man charged with newsstand robbery, Bouncer accused of assault
MAN CHARGED WITH UNION SQUARE SUBWAY NEWSSTAND ROBBERY Police arrested 27-year-old Nicholas Labasta for an alleged robbery that took place inside the Union Square subway station on Tuesday, February 12...
View ArticleCop cracking down on drunk drivers in 13th Precinct
Police Officer Nicholas Clemente with Executive Officer Ernesto Castro at the 13th Precinct Community Council meeting (Photo by Maria Rocha-Buschel) By Maria Rocha-Buschel Drunk drivers, beware. Police...
View ArticlePolice suspect bodegas re-selling stolen goods
Deputy Inspector Steven Hellman (Photo by Maria Rocha-Buschel) By Maria Rocha-Buschel Police have been surveilling local bodegas where stolen goods are suspected to be sold. Responding to a question...
View ArticleMan charged with burglaries in Union Square
By Maria Rocha-Buschel Police arrested a man for multiple alleged burglaries that occurred inside a building on West 17th Street just west of Fifth Avenue on February 11. Police said that 56-year-old...
View ArticlePolice Watch: Teen arrested for Flatiron burglaries, Man arrested for...
TEEN BUSTED FOR BURGLARIES IN FLATIRON Police have arrested a teenager they believe was behind a pattern of burglaries in Flatiron. The first incident was when he broke into Madison Reed Color Bar at...
View ArticleWoman tracks down phone thief using app
By Maria Rocha-Buschel A woman whose phone was stolen inside a Pret a Manger near Union Square on Friday was able to get it back by tracking it through an app. The victim told police that she was...
View ArticleCops arrest suspect for assault, then connect him to a robbery in Madison...
By Maria Rocha-Buschel Police arrested a man for an assault in Kips Bay last week and later charged him in connection with an assault that took place in Madison Square Park last year. James Beard, 31,...
View ArticlePolice Watch: Man accused of exposing himself, Man arrested for theft at bath...
CRIME DECREASE THROUGHOUT NEW YORK CITY IN FEBRUARY This February, New York City experienced 10.8 percent less index crime than in February 2018, the NYPD announced this week. Despite the reduction in...
View ArticleShoplifter threatens employee at Flatiron Coach store
Robbery suspect By Sabina Mollot Cops are looking for a man who shoved an employee at the Coach store at 79 Fifth Avenue after he was caught trying to shoplift. It was on Thursday, March 7 at 6:10...
View ArticleMan steals Chanel purse from woman at Gramercy restaurant
Chanel vanity case By Sabina Mollot Cops are looking for a man who swiped a $4,600 Chanel purse from a woman who was eating dinner at Gramercy restaurant Farmer & The Fish. The victim, a...
View ArticleBike ride memorializes cyclist who was killed
Dozens of cyclists pedal up First Avenue from 14th Street (pictured) passing 35th Street. (Photo by Jefferson Siegel) By Jefferson Siegel On Saturday a bike memorial ride was held to honor bike...
View ArticleMan charged with shooting guard at Target
Kips Bay Court (Photo via Google Maps) By Maria Rocha-Buschel Police arrested 25-year-old Christian Vargas after he allegedly shot a security guard in Kips Bay and later returned to the scene of the...
View ArticlePolice Watch: Man charged with slashing coworker, Patient accused of sexual...
MAN CHARGED WITH SLASHING COWORKER AT ELEVEN MADISON PARK Police arrested 65-year-old Nigel McClean for an alleged assault inside Eleven Madison Park at 11 Madison Avenue on Tuesday, March 5 at 8:50...
View ArticleStuyvesant Town residents tell cops the biggest problem is Hell on two wheels
Traffic Safety Officer Javier Alvarez and NCO officers Peter Rodriguez and Manuel Rodriguez address Stuyvesant Town residents’ bike-related concerns. (Photo by Maria Rocha-Buschel) By Maria...
View ArticleMan charged with robbery at Flatiron Coach
Robbery suspect By Sabina Mollot and Maria Rocha-Buschel Police arrested 34-year-old Justin Ponder for an alleged robbery at the Coach store at 79 Fifth Avenue as well as an alleged burglary inside 7...
View ArticlePolice Watch: Man arrested for Stuyvesant Town package theft, Suspect pleads...
THIRD MAN BUSTED FOR STUY TOWN PACKAGE THEFT Police have arrested a third person in a connection with a string of package thefts that occurred on Christmas in Stuyvesant Town. Thirty-year-old Norman...
View ArticleMan tries to rob Stuy Town Citibank
Police officer in front of the bank at 262 First Avenue (Photo by Sean O’Ceallaigh) By Sabina Mollot Police are looking for a man who tried to rob the Citibank in Stuyvesant Town on Saturday. Police...
View ArticleMan accused of trying to rape neighbor in Kenmore Hall apt.
By Maria Rocha-Buschel Police arrested a Kenmore Hall resident for the alleged attempted rape of another tenant in the building last weekend. The victim told police that she was sleeping in her...
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