Police Blotter
Traffi c panic
On Sat., March 30,
around 10 p.m., an offi
cer observed a man
standing on Ninth
Ave. and intentionally
blocking traffi
c while yelling
obscenities, police
said. The incident
occurred in front
of 535 Ninth Ave.,
between W. 39th
and W. 40th Sts.
The man reportedly
started to follow
the offi cer and
repeatedly threatened
the cop with violence
while aggressively holding
a wooden cane. The
guy ignored repeated orders
to drop the cane, and tried
to charge at the offi cer several
times. Erik Jones, 45, was arrested
for misdemeanor menacing. A search
of him produced a plastic bag containing
alleged synthetic cannabinoids.
Slugged by fi ancé
There was an assault inside an apartment
at 537 W. 27th St., between 10th
and 11th Aves., last Friday, according
to police. A woman said that on March
29 around 4 p.m. she had an argument
with her fi ancé. The man then hit her
with an open fi st four or fi ve times in the
face, causing her nose to bleed and her
head to hurt, she said. The woman, 24,
refused medical treatment. The suspect
is identifi ed as Santiago Marco, 28.
Choked own mom
An argument between a mother and
son turned physical inside an apartment
at 450 W. 27 Drive, between
Ninth and Tenth Aves., according to a
police report.
On Fri., March 29, at 5:45 p.m., a
woman got into an argument with her
son, who became irate and grabbed her
by the arm and placed her in a chokehold,
obstructing her breathing. The
woman, 42, said her son was squeezing
her throat. She said she had neck pain
and suffered bruises and scratches to
her right arm. She said that she went to
Lenox Hill Hospital on her own after
the incident.
The man, who is wanted for criminal
obstruction of breathing, a misdemeanor,
was identifi ed by police as Tyrique
Howard, 24.
7th Ave. mugging
Police are looking for two men in
connection with a robbery in front of
501 Seventh Ave. at W. 37th St.
On Sun., March 17, just after 10
p.m., the pair reportedly approached
a 40-year-old and hit him in the head,
knocking him to the ground. They then
took his wallet, which contained about
$35 and several credit cards, before
fl eeing. E.M.S. medics took the victim
to an area hospital for a cut and contusion
to his skull and a broken nose.
One suspect is described as 25 to 35,
with a heavyset build and wearing a
green bubble jacket. The other is 25 to
35, with a thin build and a beard, and
was wearing a Gucci shirt with blueand
white sneakers.
Anyone with information is asked
to call the Police Department’s Crime
Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS
(8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA
(74782). All tips are strictly confi dential.
Gabe Herman
COURTESY N.Y.P.D.
The two Seventh
Ave. mugging
suspects, according
to
police.
4 April 4, 2019 CNW Schneps Media