Police Blotter
First Precinct
Arrested for
attempted rape
On Sun., July 14, police said they
had made an arrest in an attempted
rape in Lower Manhattan from the
previous Sunday.
Clarence Bradley, 23, of the Bronx,
was charged with fi rst-degree attempted
rape, fi rst-degree robbery
and public lewdness.
Police said that on Sun., July 7,
around 12:45 a.m., Bradley approached
a 73-year-old woman in
front of 11 Greenwich St., near Bowling
Green in the Financial District,
and demanded sex from her. The senior
refused and Bradley then reportedly
proceeded to punch her repeatedly
in the face, seriously injuring her
and knocking out some of her teeth.
The goon then took her bag containing
$20 before fl eeing.
The victim was removed in serious
but stable condition to an area hospital
to be treated for a broken eye
socket, plus multiple cuts and bruising.
Two days before he was collared,
police put out a notice for Bradley’s
arrest, which included his name and
identifying tattoos. According to police,
he has “RIP JOE” on his right
forearm, “OCT 11” on his torso, a
mouth with a tongue sticking out on
his arm, “CLARICE” on his left forearm
and a red feather on his arm.
According to the criminal complaint,
a police offi cer who checked
surveillance video from the scene,
said it showed Bradley with his penis
exposed at the time of the incident.
Bradley reportedly subsequently told
the offi cer that he was masturbating
when he saw the victim, that he asked
her the time, then punched her eight
to 10 times and took her bag.
Ninth Precinct
Avenue D
fatal shooting
A Crips gang member with a long
trail of violence was gunned down
outside the Lillian Wald Houses in
the East Village early Saturday morning,
police said.
On July 13, around 2:46 a.m., police
responded to a 911 call for a male
shot in the rear of 20 Avenue D, at
E. Third St. Responding cops found a
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The alleged Union Square subway
mugger.
35-year-old man in critical condition
with a gunshot wound to the face.
E.M.S. transported the victim to
Bellevue Hospital Center, where he
was pronounced dead. There are no
arrests and the investigation is ongoing.
On Saturday morning, a spokesperson
said police were waiting for the
victim’s family to be notifi ed before
they release his name publicly. Surveillance
cameras were being checked
for what they may have captured of
the shooting and a possible suspect.
“It’s very early,” the spokesperson
said. “Detectives are out there doing
video canvass.”
As of Monday afternoon, police still
were not releasing any more information
about a possible suspect — but
they did have some new details about
the victim, who sported a lengthy rap
sheet.
“The victim was a Crip — a gang
member,” another police spokesperson
said. “He does have a history of
violence and weapons possession. He
has 28 priors, consisting of assaults
and robberies, among others.”
The victim was a male black, but
other than that, the spokesperson did
not provide further details about the
man, including his name or where he
lived. A motive for the shooting was
not given, either.
Card turns up
at N.J. Walmart
A 21-year-old student told police
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A photo of the alleged Times
Square subway groper.
that on Sat., June 29, around 3 a.m.,
he woke up in his room in New York
University’s Alumni Hall dorm, at 33
Third Ave., between E. Ninth and E.
10th Sts., to fi nd his cell phone and
credit card missing.
A subsequent investigation determined
that an unidentifi ed male had
made several unauthorized charges
with the card at a New Jersey Walmart.
Police did not say where or how the
man thought he might have lost his
phone and wallet.
10th Precinct
Times Square
subway groping
There was a subway groping incident
inside the Times Square subway
station on Sun., July 7, police said.
Around 1:50 p.m., a 31-year-old woman
was walking through the station’s
mezzanine, when a man grabbed her
buttocks. The woman started to yell
and the man fl ed in an unknown direction.
Police released a surveillance
image of the wanted man.
Anyone with information should
contact the Police Department’s
Crime Stoppers Hot Line at 1-800-
577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish,
1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Tips can
also be submitted on the CrimeStoppers
Web site at www.nypdcrimestoppers.
com, on Twitter @NYPDTips or
by texting to 274637 (CRIMES) and
then entering TIP577. All tips are
strictly confi dential.
Violent beau
A domestic incident turned violent
in front of 364 W. 18th St., at
Ninth Ave., on Sun., July 14, police
said. Around 9:50 p.m., a woman
and her boyfriend were arguing, according
to a witness, which escalated
into a physical altercation. When the
girlfriend was later interviewed, she
told police that her boyfriend pushed
her to the ground and strangled her,
causing redness to her neck. She said
the man continued to smack her while
she was on the ground. The victim
had cuts and bruises on her arms
and left wrist. She also said that the
man threw her phone against a wall,
breaking it. She refused medical attention
at the scene and at the 10th
Precinct stationhouse.
Jonathan Clarke, 31, was arrested
for criminal obstruction of breathing,
a misdemeanor.
13th Precinct
Union Square
subway mugging
There was a recent attack and mugging
on a subway at Union Square,
according to police.
On Mon., June 24, around 3:25
a.m., a 44-year-old man boarded a
Downtown 6 train. Another man
then punched and kicked him several
times, before taking his wallet
— which contained a credit card —
before fl eeing.
The victim suffered swelling to his
left eye, but turned down medical attention
at the scene.
Police released a surveillance image
of the wanted man, who is described
as 18 to 25 years old, wearing a yellow
do-rag and dark clothing.
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