Police Blotter
First Precinct
Bag nabbers
The Versace store at 160 Mercer St. in Soho reportedly
had $3,190 worth of merchandise stolen around
4:40 p.m. on Wed., Feb. 13.
Police said two women acting together walked into
the shop, and each concealed one of the place’s pricey
bags before walking out of the store. Employees did
not realize there had been a robbery until the next day
when a worker conducted inventory.
The suspects are described as black and around age
25. The fi rst woman is believed to have straight, red
hair and be roughly 5-feet-6-inches tall and weigh 200
pounds. She wore tan work boots, black jeans and a
blue jacket. The second woman was described as having
short, black hair and was roughly 5-feet-5-inches
tall and 190 pounds. She was seen wearing a black
jacket, jeans and sneakers.
Denim whodunnit
Police are searching for a man who allegedly robbed
the Vince clothing store, at 89 Mercer St., in Soho on
Sun., Feb. 17 at 4:10 p.m. A store employee said the
man stole six pairs of jeans worth a total of $1,410. The
employee described the suspect as being black, weighing
roughly 170 pounds and wearing black jeans, white
sneakers and a red sweatshirt at the time of the incident.
Police are hoping video surveillance may reveal
more about the robbery. However, the person with access
to the video is out of town until March 2.
Sixth Precinct
‘Mugger No. 2’
Police have collared the second man they believe
participated in a mugging on Bleeker St. back on Sat.,
Nov. 10.
Mikal White, 21, was arrested Mon., Feb. 11, for allegedly
robbing two men, ages 29 and 30, as they were
walking west on the south side of Bleeker St. between
Sullivan and MacDougal Sts. The other purported perp,
Kahron Robinson, 21, was arrested Wed., Dec. 19.
White and Robinson allegedly tackled the two men
to the ground, then stole their wallets and cell phones.
One of the victims tried escaping but was told by his
attacker, “I will shoot you.” The victims did not report
having a gun pointed at them. Police did not fi nd a
weapon on either man at the time of their arrests.
One of the victims reported multiple transactions on
his credit card afterward. Neither victim reported any
serious injuries.
Josie 2 on 1
Police said an argument in front of Josie Woods Pub,
at 11 Waverly Place, turned physical on Sun., Feb. 10,
around 2:30 a.m.
According to the report, the victim, 20, got into a
verbal dispute with two unidentifi ed individuals that
escalated to the point where the pair pushed him to the
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A surveillance-camera image of one of the
alleged suspects in an assault outside Josie
Woods Pub, on Waverly Place.
One of the alleged suspects in an assault outside
Josie Woods Pub, on Waverly Place.
A police sketch of the suspect in the Noho
mugging.
ground and punched him repeatedly. The punchy perps
then fl ed on foot in an unknown direction.
E.M.S. medics responded and transported the victim
to Bellevue Hospital where he was treated for his
injuries.
The fi rst suspect is described as white, in his 20s to
30s, and last seen wearing a T-shirt and long pants. The
second man is described as black, also in his 20s to 30s,
with dreadlocks or braided hair.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked
to call the 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 or by texting to 274637 (CRIMES) and
then entering TIP577. All calls are strictly confi dential.
To ‘Catch’ a thief
Police arrested a man on Wed., Feb. 13 for allegedly
stealing a wallet on Sun., Jan. 20, from Catch N.Y.C.
seafood restaurant, at 21 Ninth Ave., between Little W.
12th and W. 13th Sts., in the Meatpacking District.
The victim, 55, was unaware the wallet was missing
until she received a fraud alert from American Express
around 6:20 p.m. while still eating at the restaurant.
Security footage showed her wallet falling from the
table to the fl oor at one point during dinner. Charges
totaling around $8,000 were made in the short time between
her wallet being taken and the call from Amex.
Police arrested Daniel Gatson, 21.
Hypo-local crime
A man’s reaction to being accused of petty theft at
the Union Square Burlington Coat Factory reportedly
bumped the charges against him up to felony status.
Police said Shawn McCoy, 42, tried to assault a store
employee between 3:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Wed., Feb.
13, after being detained for allegedly trying to steal
from the place.
McCoy reportedly swung a hypodermic needle toward
the employee, 34, while yelling, “I have H.I.V.!”
and “I need to get out of here!”
The employee, who told cops he feared for his safety,
tackled McCoy to subdue him until police arrived.
Meatpacking rage
Justin Bullock, 22, was arrested Sat., Feb. 16, for allegedly
punching and shattering the windows outside
the former Bill’s Bar and Burger, at the corner of Ninth
Ave. and W. 13th St., in the Meatpacking District.
Bullock is accused by the owner of causing more
than $250 in damage. He already had an active arrest
warrant at the time of his arrest.
Ninth Precinct
Senior roughed up
An elderly man was robbed and injured in an attack
in Noho at Broadway and E. Ninth St. on Mon., Feb.
11, police said.
At 5 p.m., in front of 771 Broadway, a man reportedly
approached the victim, 77, and pushed him to the
ground. The robber then grabbed $900 in cash from
the fallen man and fl ed south on Broadway.
The victim suffered a broken wrist and a broken rib,
and was taken to Cornell Hospital for treatment.
Police released a sketch of the suspect, who is described
as Hispanic, 40 to 45 years old, 5-feet-5-inches
tall and last seen wearing a blue hoodie.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked
to call the 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 or by texting to 274637 (CRIMES) and
then entering TIP577. All calls are strictly confi dential.
Rico Burney, Gabe Herman
and Lincoln Anderson
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