Blotter
DOWNTOWN PATTERN
E-bike bandits
A pair of twentysomething toughs
have been roughing up and robbing
deliverymen in the Sixth, Fifth, Ninth,
10th and 13th Precincts, police said.
In the fi rst incident, on Sun., Oct. 21,
around 7:35 p.m., the pair shoved a 28-
year-old delivery guy to the ground in
front of 232 W. 11th St., and punched
him in the face and body repeatedly,
police said. They took his electric bicycle
and fl ed the scene. The victim was
removed to Bellevue Hospital in stable
condition.
On Tues., Oct. 30, around 7:55 p.m.,
the duo tried the same M.O. in front
of 56 St. Mark’s Place, punching a 36-
year-old delivery guy in the face, while
trying to swipe his e-bike. The victim
fought them off, though, and was able
to retain the bike. But they managed to
steal his cell phone before fl eeing.
Another incident in the robbery pattern
came on Sun., Nov. 18, at 7:20
p.m., in front of 31 Jane St., when they
displayed a knife and tried to take a 47-
year-old’s e-bike. During a brief struggle,
one of them punched the victim in
the face, and they absconded with the
bike.
On Nov. 20, around 8:30 p.m., in
front of 8 E. 22nd St., the e-bike bandits
targeted another deliveryman, 26.
After socking him in the face, they took
his bike, $400 cash, his cell phone and
the food delivery and fl ed. The victim
was removed to Bellevue Hospital in
stable condition.
The next night, at 7:15, in front of
201 W. 18th St., they shoved a 20-yearold
deliveryman to the ground, one of
them displayed a knife and they fl ed
with his e-bike.
Later the same night, about an hour
later, according to police, the two suspects
approached a delivery guy in
front of 262 Bowery, south of E. Houston
St. They punched the victim, 32, in
the face and stole his electric bike.
The suspects are described as black
males, 20 to 25 years old, about 5 feet
8 inches to 6 foot 1 inch tall.
Anyone with information is asked
to call the Police Department’s Crime
Stoppers Hotline, at 800-577-TIPS, or
for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
Tips can also be submitted on the
Crime Stoppers Web site, www.nypdcrimestoppers.
com, on Twitter at @
NYPDTips or by texting to 274637
(CRIMES) and then entering TIP577.
All tips are confi dential.
SIXTH PRECINCT
Food con
A con artist attempted to scam a
pedestrian at the corner of W. Fourth
and Jones Sts. around 2 a.m. on Thurs.,
Nov. 29, police said. The suspect
bumped into the victim and dropped a
container of food to the ground, then
demanded that the mark, 30, give him
cash to replace the food. There were no
reported injuries, and Phillip Huggins,
57, was arrested the same day for misdemeanor
fraudulent accosting.
‘Slammed her head’
Inside an apartment at 95 Horatio
St., around 8 p.m. on Mon., Nov. 26,
a man and woman started to argue, according
to police. The woman, 42, told
cops the man grabbed her by the wrist
and slammed her head against a wall
several times, then broke her property
and took her iPhone. No weapons were
involved and the phone was recovered
by the arresting offi cer. The woman
had scratches, a small cut and neck
pain, but refused medical assistance.
The same day, Anjan Chatterji, 41, was
arrested for felony robbery.
COURTESY N.Y.P.D.
Police say these two guys have
been attacking food deliverymen
and then stealing their pricey ebikes
all around the Downtown
area.
LifeCrime
An employee at the LifeThyme
grocery shop, at 410 Sixth Ave., near
Eighth St., had his book bag stolen at
2:30 p.m. on Thurs., Nov. 8, according
to police. The employee, 45, put his bag
down in the rear of an aisle and a man
took it and fl ed. The bag contained
$150 cash and several electronic items,
including a Samsung smartphone,
totaling $2,260 in value. Video was
available of the incident, and on Nov.
27, Angel Torres, 54, was arrested for
felony grand larceny. None of the stolen
items were recovered.
Very unsporting
Inside the New York Sports Club
at 232 Mercer St., on Thurs., Oct. 25
around 6:30 p.m., a member had his
wallet stolen, police said. The man, 32,
locked his items in a locker and went
to work out, but when he returned,
someone had stolen his wallet, which
contained three credit cards, two debit
cards, a MetroCard and other ID cards.
The lock was also gone. The man told
police that there were unauthorized
uses of his credit cards and that he
canceled and replaced them all. There
were cameras located at the entryway.
Two months later, on Nov. 27, Daniel
Lyles, 28, was arrested for felony grand
larceny.
NINTH PRECINCT
Targeted Target
On Fri., Nov. 23, around 2:45 p.m.,
a man entered the Target store, at 500
E. 14th St., and attempted to remove
toiletries without paying. Once challenged
by store security, he displayed
a box cutter, waving it while threatening
to stab him. He then fl ed with the
goods.
He was described as 5 feet 6 inches
tall.
10TH PRECINCT
Bad Dream
While an offi cer was doing crowd
control in front of the Dream Downtown
hotel, at 355 W. 16 St., on Thursday
night at 11:50 p.m., a man became
irate and started to push on the metal
police barricade, police said. The man’s
actions caused a scene and the offi cer
told him to cross the street, at which
point he threatened and pushed the offi
cer. When the cop tried to place the
unruly guy under arrest, he resisted
and a struggle ensued, during which
the man kicked and fl ailed his legs and
arms, causing the offi cer’s glasses to
fall to the ground and break. Yalcin
Ok, 38, was arrested for felony criminal
mischief.
Gap grab
There was a shoplifting incident inside
The Gap at 277 W. 23rd St. on Fri.,
Nov. 30 around 2:30 p.m., according
to police. A Gap loss-prevention staffer
saw a man take three fl eece jackets off
the rack and then run out the door. A
canvass was conducted with negative
results, though video footage was reportedly
available at the scene. The total
value of the three jackets was $384.
The man is described as white and 5
feet 8 inches tall.
Took ‘bait bike’
Police caught a would-be bicycle
thief in front of 605 W. 42nd St., on
Sat., Dec. 1, around 2 p.m., police said.
A plainclothes offi cer was conducting
a “bait bike” operation when a man removed
an e-bike from the sidewalk and
tried to leave with it. The bike was valued
at $500 and recovered. Issa Cisse,
30, was arrested for misdemeanor petit
larceny.
Gabe Herman
and Lincoln Anderson
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