Police Blotter
FIRST PRECINCT
Bad guests
According to police,
on Fri., May 31, around 4
a.m., a 45-year-old man invited
three males into his
residence in the vicinity of
Wall and Front Sts. that he
met at a bar earlier that evening.
Once inside, the trio
began to remove some of the
victim’s personal property and
fl ed the location on foot to parts
unknown.
The property included jewelry
and credit cards with an estimated
value of $7,000. The victim was uninjured.
The individuals are described as male
blacks, 20 to 25 years of age, last seen
wearing all dark clothing. Police took
photos and video from the location after
the incident.
SIXTH PRECINCT
Nursery con job
A man broke into and robbed a nursery
school in the West Village, according
to police.
On Tues., June 19, around 6 a.m.,
a man entered West Village Nursery
School, on Horatio St. near Washington
St. He got in by pretending to be a locksmith
who was scheduled to do work inside
the building, and being able to get
a key from a person living in an apartment
above the daycare. The man then
entered the school and took an iPad, before
fl eeing.
Police released a photo of the wanted
man, who was wearing a long dark overcoat
and carrying a shoulder bag.
Anyone with information should call
the Police Department’s Crime Stoppers
Hotline 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. All tips are strictly
confi dential.
SEVENTH PRECINCT
Keyed-up attack
Police said that on July 13, at 9:40
p.m., a 31-year-old man was with his
family playing in a playground at Pier
35 when he had a verbal dispute with
another male who possibly pushed his
child.
Two other individuals approached
the victim, one of whom had keys sticking
out from between his fi ngers and
punched the victim in the head. The
second male joined in and also punched
the victim several times. Both individuals
then fl ed the location. The victim refused
medical attention at the scene.
NINTH PRECINCT
Rough robbery
suspect ID’d
Police have identifi ed a suspect and
released his photo in the case of an East
Village woman who was recently followed
into her apartment and attacked.
According to police, on Fri., July 26,
around 1:45 a.m., the suspect followed
a 21-year-old woman into her apartment
building, at E. 12th St. and Avenue A.
The New York Post reported the woman
had been returning from the store. The
man then forcefully pushed his way into
her apartment.
The intruder then grabbed the woman,
told her to “shut up,” threw her to
the ground and covered her mouth to
prevent her from screaming.
But the woman’s roommate, a 22-yearold
woman, was home at the time and
was awakened. She encountered
the man, who then
fl ed the apartment. He was
last seen fl eeing on foot near
E. 11th St. and First Ave.
No property was taken
and the victim was not seriously
hurt from the incident.
Police have identifi ed the
suspect as Tyler Lockett, 22,
who stands 5 feet 5 inches
tall and weighs 130 pounds,
with brown eyes and black
hair. He was last seen wearing
a black sweatshirt and gray
sweatpants.
Police said Lockett is known
to frequent areas in Brooklyn’s
90th Precinct, which includes Williamsburg
and East Williamsburg.
Police provided a photo of Lockett,
which was taken from a robbery/home
invasion arrest this Jan. 25 in the 90th
Precinct. In that incident, which followed
a similar pattern to the East Village attack,
he forced his way into the apartment
of a 23-year-old woman, locked
the door, grabbed her purse and fought
with her. He then knocked the woman to
the ground, causing a knee injury.
Anyone with information should call
the Police Department’s Crime Stoppers
Hotline.
Rec center thief
There was a theft at the Hamilton Fish
Recreation Center on Mon., July 22, according
to police.
The incident occurred around 7:45
a.m. at the Parks Department facility on
the Lower East Side, at 128 Pitt St., just
south of E. Houston St. A 54-year-old
man had his watch, cell phone and about
$300 in cash taken from his duffel bag
by another man.
The thief fl ed in an unknown direction.
Police released a surveillance image
of the suspect, who is wanted for grand
larceny. He is described as having saltand
pepper hair, and was last seen wearing
a long-sleeved orange shirt, dark
jeans and black shoes.
Anyone with information should call
Crime Stoppers.
1OTH PRECINCT
Valley National
Bank robbery
There was a robbery at the Valley National
Bank, at 295 Fifth Ave., on Fri.,
July 26, police said.
Around 1:20 p.m., a man entered
the bank branch, between W. 30th and
31st Sts., and passed a note to a teller
demanding cash. The man was able to
get $250 before fl eeing. Police released
surveillance images of the suspect, who
is described as 50 to 60 years old, about
5 feet 11 inches tall and around 200
pounds, with a salt-and-pepper goatee.
He was wearing a camoufl age bucket hat
and a blue hoodie.
Subway attack
There was a subway station assault in
the Garment District on Sun., June 23,
around 4:30 a.m., according to police.
At the station at Broadway and 32nd
St., a 65-year-old straphanger was exiting
up the stairway, when he was approached
by two men and a woman. The
group then punched the man several
times. The victim suffered a broken nose
and cuts to his eye brow. Police released
surveillance photos of one of the wanted
men. Anyone with information should
contact Crime Stoppers.
Street assault
There was an assault on Eighth Ave.
last Saturday around 12:45 a.m., according
to a police report.
On Aug. 3, in front of 244 Eighth
Ave., between W. 22nd and 23rd Sts., a
59-year-old man was walking home,
when he somehow got into an argument
with a man he did not know. The
stranger reportedly told him, “I’m gonna
f— you up.”
The dispute turned physical, and the
victim was punched in the mouth, causing
swelling. A canvass was conducted
with negative results. The man said that
the stranger fl ed on Eighth Ave. toward
W. 23rd St. The victim refused medical
attention at the scene.
Park intimidation
A harassment report was fi led against
two men for their behavior toward a police
offi cer in Chelsea Waterside Park,
cops said.
On Friday, Aug. 2, around 3:15 a.m.,
a 35-year-old female offi cer was walking
her dog at the park, when two men started
to shout at and intimidate her. The offi
cer believed that one of the men lives in
her building. Video was available at the
location, and the offi cer also took video
of the incident. She also said that one of
the individuals kicked her dog.
Gabe Herman
and Lincoln Anderson
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