Police Blotter
First Precinct
Shirts shoplifter
The Slowear Venezia shop at 116
Prince St. in Soho lost some pricey
shirts around 6:30 p.m. on Tues., Feb.
19. Police said security footage shows a
man taking the three garments, worth
a total of $1,035, off a display shelf and
stuffi ng them inside his jacket before
fl eeing the store.
The suspect is described as a roughly
6-foot-tall black male with brown eyes.
He was last seen carrying an orange
bag and wearing a gray jacket, black
sneakers and a black skullcap.
Cellular swiper
A multitasking robber reportedly
struck the Versace store at 160 Mercer
St. in Soho on Sun., Feb. 24, around
3:35 p.m.
Police said a woman talking on her
cell phone grabbed two bags, then ran
to a dark-silver car parked outside the
place and fl ed the scene. The two bags
were worth a total of $3,190.
The woman is described black Hispanic
with long, black hair in a ponytail.
She was last seen wearing white sneakers
and black yoga pants. An employee
reports USP, VSP and VP5 as possible
fragments of the vehicle’s license plate
number.
Mini-leather fetish
Police are searching for three men accused
of stealing $3,475 worth of goods
from MCM’s Soho store at 100 Greene
St. on Mon., Feb. 18, around 5:30 p.m.
The trio are believed to have taken
three $725 miniature leather backpacks
and two $650 leather totes before running
out of the place. Police still ned
to get hold of the shop’s surveillance
footage to give a full description of the
suspects.
Sixth Precinct
Hooked at Poisson
Police have arrested Octavio Yattah
Ruiz, 23, for allegedly stealing a woman’s
credit card at Le Poisson Rouge
on 158 Bleeker St. and using it on the
premises on Mon., Feb. 18.
The 44-year-old victim discovered
her card was missing around 2 a.m.
A surveillance camera image of the alleged barrier basher.
and promptly asked security to alert all
employees to keep an eye peeled for the
plastic. Another employee reportedly
caught Ruiz using the card around 2:45
a.m. and reported him to the authorities.
Ruiz is alleged to have spent $82 at
L.P.R. with the victim’s credit card that
night. He was arrested at the scene.
Umbrella umbrage
A 22-year-old man was reportedly
beaten with an umbrella at a Village
A.T.M. machine around 1 a.m. on Sun.,
Feb. 24.
Police said Aisha Oglivie, 27, walked
into the Chase Bank A.T.M. vestibule at
340 Sixth Ave., at W. Fourth St., as the
victim was already withdrawing cash,
and started an argument, which reportedly
escalated to her beating him with
the umbrella.
The victim suffered a small laceration
under his ear and eye, as well as
bruising to his face. It’s unclear what
sparked the confrontation. Oglivie was
arrested that night.
Stonewall scare
Two employees at the Stonewall Inn
reportedly had their lives threatened on
Sun., Feb. 24, around 3:30 a.m.
The police report states Tevin Evan,
23, told the workers he had a knife and
gun and would kill them after he was
kicked out of the bar for disorderly conduct.
Police were called and Evans was
arrested. No gun or knife was found on
him.
Ninth Precinct
Barrier grief
There was an assault in front of 19
Bleecker St., between Elizabeth and
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Mott Sts., on Sun., Jan. 20, around
11:50 p.m., police said.
In the incident, a man is said to have
dragged a metal police barrier across
the street and slammed a woman, 26,
with it across her back, causing pain
and a cut. There was no reported reason
for the attack, police said.
The man fl ed in an unknown direction,
and the woman refused medical
attention at the scene.
Police released a surveillance photo of
the suspect, who is described as black,
about age 20, with a medium build,
about 5-feet-5-inches tall, weighing 140
pounds and with short, dark curly hair.
He was last seen wearing a black tracksuit
jacket with white stripes, a gray
hooded sweatshirt, gray Champion
sweatpants and black sneakers.
Rico Burney
and Gabe Burney
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