Police Blotter
Sixth Precinct
Black & Decker
burglar
Police are asking for the public’s help
in catching a burglar who they say has
struck in both Downtown’s Sixth (Village)
and Fifth (Chinatown/Little Italy)
precincts. In each case, the suspect
is said to enter a construction site and
remove items.
According to cops, in the fi rst incident,
on Fri., May 10, around 2 a.m.,
the burglar entered 282 W. Fourth St.
by climbing up exterior scaffolding.
He then proceeded to remove assorted
power tools and fl ed.
Then, on Tues., May 21, around
2:45 a.m., he entered 165 Christie St.
by climbing a scaffolding and breaking
through a door leading to the second
fl oor. He again removed various power
tools and fl ed, police said. The suspect
wore a black sweatshirt and gloves.
Anyone with information 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.
Phone fi lcher gets
hung up
There was an attempted theft in
broad daylight on Minetta Lane in the
Village, according to police.
On Fri., May 17, around 2 p.m., near
Minetta Lane and Sixth Ave., a young
man reportedly snatched a cell phone
from a 49-year-old man’s hand, then
ran south with it on Minetta Lane.
The victim gave chase, and during
the pursuit, the robber dropped the
victim’s phone in front of J.G. Melon,
at 89 MacDougal St., at the corner of
Bleecker St. The victim recovered his
cell phone, and the thief continued to
fl ee eastbound on Bleecker St.
Police released surveillance images
of the suspect, described as 15 or 16
years old, 5 feet 7 inches tall and 145
pounds. He was last seen wearing a
dark hooded sweater, light blue jeans,
red sneakers and a red backpack.
Anyone with information is asked to
contact Crime Stoppers.
COURTESY N.Y.P.D.
The alleged Downtown power-tools burglar in the process of nailing
another one, in the Village.
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Police say this guy stole a senior woman’s necklace off her neck in the
East Village, then fled on a bike.
Ninth Precinct
Roughneck robber
Police said that on Sun., June 16,
about 4 p.m., a 73-year-old woman
was in front of 121 E. Third St. when
a stranger approached her from behind
and snatched her necklace. The robber
fl ed on a bicycle eastbound on E. Third
St. and then southbound on Avenue A.
The victim suffered pain and bruising
to her neck as a result of the incident.
The suspect is described as a male
black, last seen wearing a dark-colored
baseball cap, a blue shirt, red shorts
and red sneakers.
Anyone with information is asked to
contact Crime Stoppers.
Electric mugging
According to police, a group of three
individuals in their 20s robbed a deliveryman
of his electric-powered bicycle
in the East Village on May 29 around
1:45 a.m. The 51-year-old victim was in
front of 320 E. Sixth St., where he had
just fi nished delivering food, and was
on his e-bike.
The trio engaged him by asking
where the D train was. The fi rst thug
then pushed the worker off of his bike
— valued at $1,600 — and fl ed with it
westbound on E. Ninth St. The victim
was not injured and refused medical attention
at the scene.
The fi rst individual is described as a
male Hispanic, with long hair, wearing
eyeglasses, a multicolored shirt, blue
jeans and a backwards baseball cap.
The second suspect is described as a
male black, wearing a red sweatshirt.
The third sidekick is described as a female
Hispanic, wearing a blue jacket,
pink shirt and multicolored leggings.
Anyone with information is asked to
contact Crime Stoppers.
10th Precinct
Drunk driving
There was a drunk-driving incident
on 10th Ave., between W. 41st and W.
40th Sts., on Sun., June 16, police said.
An offi cer reported that around 1:55
a.m., he saw a man driving uptown
very fast and then turn without signaling.
The motorist also drove over the
yellow double line, and refused to pull
over. The driver blew a 1.1 on a breathalyzer,
and 0.92 when at the police precinct.
The legal limit is 0.08. William
Kuprian, 47, was arrested for driving
while intoxicated, a misdemeanor.
Cartier switcheroo
There was a shoplifting incident
at the Cartier boutique at 20 Hudson
Yards, according to a police report.
The store’s manager said that on Sun.,
June 9, around 5:40 p.m., two men entered
the place and one removed a pair
of $945 Cartier sunglasses. The second
man then replaced the stolen item with
a knockoff pair of sunglasses before
they left with the real ones. The theft
wasn’t discovered until June 15.
Gabe Herman
and Lincoln Anderson
COURTESY N.Y.P.D.
A surveillance camera image of
one of the alleged East Village ebike
muggers.
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