42nd Precinct
Friday, May 3 at 10:20 a.m. -- The NYPD is
asking the public’s assistance in identifying an
individual depicted in a picture (see photo) taken
inside of a 99 cent store at 1690 Boston Road.
This individual placed a radio inside of a small
bag he carried across his chest, and then tried
to leave the store without paying for it. When a
56-year-old female employee tried to prevent him
from leaving, the individual punched her in the
face and ran outside. Three male employees followed
the individual onto the sidewalk where he
punched two of them in the face and then fled on
foot westbound on Boston Road.
The individual is described as a black man
in his 20s, 5’9” tall and weighing 150 pounds.
He was last seen wearing a black, red and white
hooded sweater, black sweatpants and black
sneakers.
43rd Precinct
Friday, April 26 at 11:20 p.m. -- The NYPD
is asking the public’s assistance identifying three
men (see photo) wanted in connection with a
criminal recklessness incident where shots were
fired.
Cops got a report of an unidentified man firing
several shots in the direction of another group
of men standing on the northeast corner of Beach
Ave and Guerlain Street. No injuries were reported
as a result of this incident.
The person wanted for questioning is described
as a male wearing an aqua green rain
coat and blue jeans.
44th Precinct
Monday, April 1 at 3:02 p.m. -- The NYPD
is asking for the public’s assistance in ascertaining
the whereabouts of an unidentified male (see
photo) in connection with a robbery.
A 60-year-old man working inside of a pharmacy
store, Rite Choice at 39 to 41 E. 170th
Street, observed an unidentified man put a bar of
soap into his pants. When the employee confronted
the individual, the unidentified man punched
him in the face several times causing an abrasion
to the left side of the face. The individual made
a clean get away with the soap, valued at $5.29.
The victim refused medical attention.
Friday, April 19 at 12:00 p.m. -The NYPD is
asking for the public’s assistance in identifying
Video footage shows a man fi ring a gun as
two other men look on during a criminal
recklessness incident involving shots fi red
in Soundview on Friday, April 26.
Photo courtesy of the NYPD
an individual in connection to a burglary.
Cops got a report that an unidentified individual
who entered 99 E. 149th Street, the location
of a BP gas station, by damaging a window in the
rear of the building. Once inside, this individual
removed various automotive tools and fled in an
unknown direction. The property has an estimated
value of $10,000.
The individual is described a male Hispanic
in his 20s or his 30s. He was last seen wearing
white sneakers, a dark jacket and red shorts.
Surveillance video was taken from inside the
incident location during the incident. The NYPD
investigation is ongoing.
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This individual is wanted in a robbery of a
small radio from a 99 cent store on Friday,
May 3 in the 42nd Precinct.
Photo courtesy of NYPD
Police are looking to identify this individual
in connection with a robbery at a pharmacy
in the 44th Precinct on Monday, April 1.
Photo courtesy of NYPD
48th Precinct
Saturday, April 27 at 11:36 a.m. -- Police
officers responded to a person shot outside of
1899 Belmont Avenue. When they arrived on the
scene, they found a 23-year-old man with multiple
gunshot wounds to the torso and back. EMS
took the man to St. Barnabas Hospital where he
was pronounced deceased. He was identified as
a 23-year-old man who lived in the community.
The investigation is ongoing.
52nd Precinct
Sunday, April 28 at 3:35 p.m.-- The NYPD
is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying
an individual (see photo) in connection with
a robbery.
The incident began when the individual tried
to pay for a pack of t-shirts with a counterfeit
$20 bill inside of a store at 368 E. Gun Hill Road.
When a 35-year-old male employee ran a counterfeit
detector over the bill, the man tried to take
the bill back and then walk out of the store with
the merchandise. The employee gave chase to
the individual in front of the store, where the man
attempting to make the purchase with the counterfeit
bill punched him in the face many times.
The individual then fled the scene on foot, heading
northbound on Decatur Avenue. The store
employee suffered a laceration on his face and
was treated on the scene by EMS.
The individual police seek to identify is a
black man who is between 20-years-old and
35-years-old and 6’0” tall. He had a mustache.
This individual was last seen wearing a black
hooded sweater with dots all over it, a black
baseball cap with yellow lettering on the front,
a dark colored jacket, black sweatpants and yellow
boots.
Anyone with information about any of the
incidents in this police blotter are 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 at
WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on Twitter
@ NYPDTips. All calls are strictly confidential.
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