8 JUNE 23 – JUNE 29, 2017 BROOKLYN MEDIA GROUP
POLICE BEAT
SUNSET RESIDENT CONFESSES TO MURDER
AFTER ALLEGED SOUTH SLOPE SEXCAPADE
stabbing of Ikonomidis.
Ikonomidis, a Gravesend resident,
was found by police unconscious and
unresponsive with a stab wound to
the chest and trauma to the body
at around 4 a.m. on Monday, after
what multiple reports claim was a
threesome gone wrong inside 355
16th Street in South Slope.
According to reports, Membrano –
who beat the victim with a bat before
fatally stabbing him – was under the
impression that Ikonomidis had raped
his girlfriend. Rather, reports claim,
the victim – along with a third man,
identified as 21-year-old Jack Doherty
– had participated in what police, at
this time, claim to have been a consensual
threesome with the woman
though they are still investigating
what exactly happened.
Compiled by Jaime DeJesus
COPS SEEKING SUSPECT IN BURGLARY
PATTERN IN WINDSOR TERRACE
Police are searching for a
suspect involved in a burglary
pattern that has occurred within
the confines of the 72nd Precinct.
According to cops, on Monday,
May 1 at around 10:17 p.m., the
suspect broke into an apartment
building on 19th Street and stole
two packages from the lobby.
Then on Wednesday, May 31,
at around 5:30 a.m., the suspect
broke into an apartment building
on Windsor Place and stole one
package.
During both burglaries, the
suspect used a screwdriver to
break open the door that leads to
the lobby of the buildings.
The suspect is described as a
light skinned man, approximately
5'8" to 5'10" tall and was seen
wearing jeans and a hoodie.
Anyone with information in
regards to this incident 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 at WWW.
NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or
by texting their tips to 274637
(CRIMES) and entering TIP577.
--Jaime DeJesus
A 24-year-old man has been
arrested in the stabbing death of
20-year-old Manos Ikonomidis.
According to police, Sunset Park
resident Christopher Membreno was
taken into custody on Tuesday, June
20 and charged with murder and
criminal possession of a weapon in
connection to the Monday, June 19
The 68th Precinct serves Bay Ridge,
Dyker Heights and Fort Hamilton.
COPS ARREST CROOK WHO ATTACKED
WOMAN: A 29-year-old man
was arrested for stealing a 19-year-old
woman’s cellphone with cash and credit
cards tucked into its case on 74th Street
between Ridge Boulevard and Third Avenue
on Friday, June 16 at around 10:30
p.m. Reports claim the alleged crook
pushed the woman to the ground once he
took the phone. Cops apprehended him
the suspect shortly after.
RESTAURANT BREAK IN: A restaurant
near 62nd Street and 11th Avenue was
burglarized by an unknown perp on
Thursday, June 15 at around 5:45 a.m. Reports
claim that the restaurant’s owner,
a 35-year-old man, believes that the perp
broke into the eatery through the rear
kitchen door, pushing the screen in and
unlocking it. Once inside, the perp went
to the cash register, stole around $360
and left through the rear door.
$32,000 APARTMENT BURGLARY:
An unknown burglar stole a whopping
$32,125 worth of jewelry, cash and electronics
from a 35-year-old’s apartment on
67th Street between Ridge Boulevard and
Third Avenue on Wednesday, June 14. Reports
claim that the woman left her home
at 11 a.m. While she was gone, cops say,
the perp entered through the rear-facing
window via the fire escape, ransacked the
space and stole several expensive pieces
of jewelry, as well as cash and cellphones.
CROOK STEALS WOMAN'S WALLET
AT CLOTHING STORE: An unknown
crook stole a 19-year-old woman's wallet
inside clothing store near Fourth Avenue
and 86th Street on Thursday, June 15 at
around 2 p.m. According to reports, the
victim left her wallet on the counter
behind the register with $50, credit and
debit cards inside. When she returned,
not long after, the wallet had been stolen.
MAN ATTACKS AND ROBS
WOMAN OF BAG: A 20-year-old
old man threatened and robbed a
31-year-old woman on 17th Street
between Fifth and Sixth Avenues on
Monday, June 19. Reports claim that
as the woman was walking, around
8:45 p.m. , the man approached her,
keeping his hand in his pocket to
pretend that he had a firearm, and
demanded that she give him her
bag. The man took the bag, and stole
$350 and prescription medication
before he fled eastbound on 17th
Street towards a nearby park.
BAT ATTACK: A 30-year-old man
was attacked by an unknown perp
on Monday, June 19 at around 2:05
p.m. at Fifth Avenue and 56th Street.
Reports claim that the attacker hit
the man in the head with a baseball
bat, causing a bump to the head. No
arrests have been made.
Photo courtesy of the NYPD
DELIVERY GONE BAD: A 40-yearold
delivery man had his bike stolen
while he was bringing Chinese food
to a residence near 45th Street between
Second and Third Avenues
on Friday, June 16 at around 8 p.m.
Reports claim that as the victim
was delivering the food, the perp,
driving a white car, approached
him, got out of the vehicle, nabbed
the bike worth around $1,450 and
drove away with it.
BIG JEWELRY HEIST: An apartment
near Fourth Avenue and 41st
Street was ransacked and burglarized,
with nearly $7,700 worth of
jewelry stolen, on Sunday, June 18
at around 4:30 p.m. Reports claim
that the resident, a 42-year-old man,
returned around two hours after
to find the missing property. The
burglar stole yellow metal chains,
wedding rings, watches, and more
from the owner’s dresser and fled
the scene.
68TH PRECINCT 72ND PRECINCT
The slaying was set in motion, according
to reports, once Ikonomidis
began filming the romp, after which
Doherty drove the woman home to
Staten Island, and – after hearing
from his girlfriend – Membrano and
at least two other men stormed the
South Slope building seeking revenge.
The victim was pronounced dead
after being transported to Methodist
Hospital.
—Meaghan McGoldrick
A surveillance image of the suspect