Police Blotter
‘Dr. K’ robbery
There was a theft last
Wednesday inside the Dr.
Gertrude B. Kelly Playground,
at 317 W. 16th
St., between Eighth
and Ninth Aves., police
said.
On April 3, at
11:15 a.m., a 21-
year-old man was
playing basketball
and left his property
unattended, including
an iPhone
7 Plus, a passport,
keys and 50 Pilot
color gel pens, with
a combined value of
$600.
When he went back
to get his things, they
were gone. The victim said
that the thief took several selfies
on his phone, which were uploaded
to his iCloud. The victim said
that school safety offi cers at the nearby
School of Visual Arts BFA Fine Art Department
recognized the robber, but
would not provide his information.
The misdemeanor petit larceny case
remains open.
F.I.T. threat
A shooting threat was made against
the Fashion Institute of Technology, at
W. 27th St. between Seventh and Eighth
Aves., on Fri., April 5, police said.
Around 5 p.m., a 22-year-old male
student made an Instagram Live video
while on the school grounds. In the
clip, he held a black fi rearm with a gold
pistol slide, waving it around and pointing
it up and at the camera. At the end
of the video, writing appeared over a
screenshot of a school stairwell stating,
“school shooting thank god its Friday.”
A canvass was conducted with positive
results and the man was found
with a pellet gun at the Barnes & Noble
bookstore at 33 E. 17th St. near Union
Square.
Noah Lee was arrested and faces
two counts of criminal possession of a
weapon, criminal possession of a fi rearm
and two counts of terrorism.
iPhone intercepted
A man had a package stolen three
weeks ago at an apartment building at
364 W. 18th St., at Ninth Ave., according
to police.
On Sun., March 24, at 2 p.m., a 31-
year-old resident went to retrieve a package
that the U.S. Postal Service assured
him had been delivered to the building.
But he could not fi nd the package. The
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Noah Lee, in a photo from Instagram,
displaying a pellet gun that
he used to make threats while on
the school grounds at F.I.T., according
to police.
building super then showed him a video
of an unknown person stealing boxes
from the lobby.
The man’s missing package contained
a black Apple iPhone 7 valued at $200.
No description of the thief was provided.
Beemer
beaning
A harassment
violation was fi led
against an unknown
driver who assaulted
a 31-year-old
pedestrian on the
street, according
to a police report.
On Sat., April 6,
around 10:30 p.m.,
a man was reportedly
crossing W. 42nd St.
southbound at Ninth
Ave. He told police that
then a stranger driving a
white BMW, with a New
York license plate, got out of
the vehicle and punched him on
the left side of his chin. The victim
did not suffer injuries and refused medical
treatment at the scene. No description
was provided of the driver.
Chipotle chiseler
A 17-year-old was arrested Sun.,
April 7, for allegedly treating
his friends to food on someone
else’s dime.
Police said the teen
purchased $65 worth
of food at the Chipotle
at 625 Broadway
in Noho that day,
between 9 p.m. and
9:45 p.m., using a
47-year-old woman’s
credit card that
was linked to her
PayPal. He reportedly
tried to explain
himself to police by
saying, “I bought the
food for friends,” but
was still arrested despite
the plea.
‘Illegal
lobbying’
Police said a man was arrested for
making unauthorized charges with a
credit card he stole from the lobby of
210 W. 10th St. on either Tues., Feb. 19,
or Wed., Feb. 20.
Police said he stole the card, which
was intended for a 33-year-old male
building resident, after U.P.S. dropped
it off in the building’s lobby around 9
a.m.
The suspect then reportedly activated
the card and made four charges in the
following 48 hours. These included
charges of $48 at the CVS pharmacy
at Park Ave. South and E. 18th St.
around 3:30 p.m.; $40 at the Starbucks
at 93 Greenwich Ave. shortly after 8
p.m.; and two taxi rides for unknown
amounts.
Creighton Rodnebo, 42, was collared
Thurs., April 4.
Christopher case
Police have made an arrest in a domestic
incident nearly a year after it
was fi rst reported. Cops charged a man
with third-degree assault on Wed.,
April 3, for an alleged incident at his exboyfriend’s
Christopher St. apartment
between 10:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. on
Fri., May 25, of last year.
Police said the man, 26, and his ex,
59, got into an argument after the suspect
refused to give back a cell phone
gifted to him while the couple were still
together. The fi ght reportedly escalated
to where the 26-year-old began throwing
and breaking items, including a
lamp, vase and picture frame.
The older man suffered cuts to his
hands and left foot in the chaos but refused
medical attention because the injuries
were minor, according to police.
The younger man was invited to stay
the previous night despite both men
reportedly having restraining orders
against each other at the time.
Both were previously charged in October
2017 after the now-59-year-old allegedly
tried to beat the other man with
a cane and choke him, and the younger
man reportedly took the other guy’s
wallet and keys.
Police arrested Carlyle David, 26,
last Wednesday.
Burger lurker
A man was arrested
Wed., April 3, for allegedly
failing to return
a laptop to its
owner.
Police said that a
26-year-old left his
$1,500 HP laptop
at the Five Guys
hamburger place
at 296 Bleecker
St. around noon
Thurs., March 21.
When he returned to
retrieve his computer,
an employee told him he
mistakenly gave it to someone
else.
Police arrested Maleek Bradley,
28.
Gabriel Herman
and Rico Burney
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Another view of the pellet gun.
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