Police Blotter
10th Precinct
Gourmet groper
A man groped a woman inside Adam’s
Market Place, a gourmet grocery
and deli at 197 Eighth Ave., at W. 20th
St., on Thurs., Feb. 14, police said.
Around 2:40 p.m., the man reportedly
approached the 23-year-old victim
from behind and grabbed her buttocks
while she sat on a stool. But she shoved
the guy away from her and store employees
forced him to leave. He was last
seen walking north on Eighth Ave.
The suspect is described as light
complexioned, 5-feet-8-inches tall, 180
pounds, and last seen wearing a black
coat, a white hooded sweater, a gray
scarf, blue jeans, tan work boots and
carrying a black backpack.
Not Playing
A woman told police she was assaulted
inside the Playboy Club, at 512 W.
42nd St., between 10th and 11th Aves.,
on the evening of Mon., Feb. 11, police
said.
According to the report, around
9:30 p.m., the victim, 30, got into an
argument with two other women who
she did not know and who then began
slugging her in her body. The woman
suffered bruising and pain to her right
shoulder.
One of the attackers was identifi ed
as Donna Lombardi, and the other only
had the fi rst name given as Tatania.
PH-D perp
A man told police he was assaulted
inside PH-D Lounge nightclub at 355
W. 16th St., between Eighth and Ninth
Aves., on Sat., Feb. 16.
The incident happened at 3:20 a.m.
According to police, the victim, 23, said
another man punched him in the face
for unknown reasons. He sustained
pain, swelling and a cut to his upper
lip. He refused medical treatment at the
scene from E.M.S.
Footage of the incident was available,
and the same day, Joey Dervishi, 23,
was arrested for misdemeanor assault.
Ex’s threats
A man, 42, said he received threatening
phone calls while he was at work
from his ex-girlfriend, according to
police.
On the morning of Mon., Feb. 4, at
533 Ninth Ave., between W. 39th and
Images from a store surveillance camera of the Adam’s Market Place
alleged groper. At left, he put up his hands after the woman shoved
him away.
W. 40th Sts., the victim said he got
multiple messages on his cell phone
from his ex, threatening to kill him. He
said he met the woman on the online
dating site POF.
The woman, who is wanted for aggravated
assault, is only identifi ed by
the fi rst name Judith, is reportedly age
36, stands 5-feet-10-inches tall and
weighs 160 pounds.
iNside iPhone job?
There was a cell-phone theft in an offi
ce at 450 W. 31st St., between Ninth
and Tenth Aves., earlier this month,
police said.
According to police, on Fri., Feb. 1,
around 8 p.m., a female employee, 33,
left an iPhone XR on a desk at the location.
When she returned to the offi ce,
the phone — which was for business
but under her name — was missing.
The woman said several people had access
to the offi ce. The phone, valued at
$817, was later traced to a park in the
Bronx before service was shut off by TMobile.
The case remains open.
CitiRobber
There was an attempted bank robbery
COURTESY N.Y.P.D.
Another image of the alleged Adam’s
Market Place groper.
inside a Citibank branch at 401
W. 42nd St., at Ninth Ave., last Friday,
according to police.
On Feb. 15, at 11:30 a.m., a man
reportedly approached a female bank
teller and passed her a note demanding
money. The bank teller did not comply
and walked away. The man then left the
bank and was last seen fl eeing north on
Ninth Ave.
Police described the man wanted
for attempted robbery as Asian or Hispanic,
50 to 55 years old, with a light
complexion, weighing 200 pounds,
with a medium build, and about 5-feet-
8-inches tall. He had gray hair and a
gray goatee. He was last seen wearing
a black jacket, eyeglasses, a light blue
polo shirt with black and white vertical
stripes, a black beret, black jeans and
brown shoes.
17th Precinct
Truck kills teacher
A young teacher died after being hit
by a fuel delivery truck at the intersection
of E. 37th St. and Third Ave. on
Fri., Feb. 15, police said.
Police responded just before 6 a.m.
to a 911 call and found the 27-year-old
lying in the street with trauma to the
body. E.M.S. medics responded to the
scene and pronounced her dead at the
spot.
The victim was identifi ed by police
as Sarah Foster, 27, a resident of E.
36th St. The New York Post reported
that she taught in Westchester. The
paper said that, according to police
sources and witnesses, she was wearing
earphones, had her hood up and was
pulling a small suitcase when the truck
struck her.
An investigation determined she was
trying to cross E. 37th St. when she
was hit by the truck, which was trying
to turn onto the eastbound street from
Third Ave.
The driver remained at the scene. He
was identifi ed by police as Steven Mc-
Dermott, 51, of Brooklyn. He was arrested
and charged with failure to yield
to a pedestrian, and failure to exercise
due care.
Midtown North
Lost Brit found
A British tourist with Alzheimer’s
disease who went missing in Midtown
on Thurs., Feb. 14, was found safe two
days later, according to police.
John Tench, 67, from Northumberland,
England, was last seen in the
evening at 1567 Broadway, a couple of
blocks of the Hilton Garden Inn at 790
Eighth Ave., near W. 48 St., where he
was staying.
He was found on Saturday around 1
a.m. inside the subway station at 110th
St./Central Park, according to the Post.
Police said he was found in good condition.
Gabe Herman
and Lincoln Anderson
4 February 21, 2019 CNW Schneps Media