SUBWAY SHOWDOWN
A man allegedly brawled with cops after they pinned him for jumping a turnstile at the Fulton St. subway station on Aug. 5.
Two patrolmen were inside the station near Church St. at 1:10 p.m., when they said they spotted the 27-year-old suspect leap past the turnstile without paying. The alleged fare-beater managed to make it onto a train before the cops caught up with him, and he refused to comply when they ordered him back onto the platform. Instead, the suspect hurled one of the officers to the floor, before slugging him in the face, cops said.
The officers managed to cuff the suspect after a heated struggle, and one of the cops complained of an injured hand following the tussle, according to the police report.
CRAVEN CROOK
A young punk sucker-punched a middle-aged man in an attempted robbery on Fulton St. on July 28, but the coward ultimately fled after his intended victim turned the tables and fought him off.
The unvictimized victim told police that he was near Nassau St. at 8 p.m., when the goon waltzed up and socked him, before bellowing, “Give me your money!”
But he managed to ward of the attacker and send him scurrying down the street none the richer, cops said.
FILM AT ELEVEN
A sticky-fingered pickpocket got his picture taken as he relieved a woman of her wallet on Wall St. on Aug. 4.
The victim told police that she was lounging on an outdoor bench between Broad and William Sts. at 5:30 p.m. when she noticed her wallet was missing. The woman wisely ducked into a nearby pharmacy for a bit of sleuthing, and obtained surveillance footage of the thief dipping into her purse, cops said.
MAC-CROOK AIR
A shoplifter struck a South St. liquor store on Aug. 2, but eschewed liberating the libations in favor of a pricey laptop.
The shop owner told police the crook strolled into his store between Peck Slip and Beekman St. at noon, and proceeded to grab the $1,200 Macbook Air he’d left on his desk.
SHADY CUSTOMER
A thief nabbed some designer shades from a Spring St. sunglasses store on Aug. 3.
A store rep told police the female crook walked into the store between West Broadway and Wooster St. at 2 p.m., and grabbed three pairs of glasses worth $1,114 before leaving.
MOST WANTED
Cops busted a wanted man on Grand St. on Aug. 3, after recognizing his face from a wanted poster, then allegedly found he was in possession of stolen clothes.
The officers said they were between Greene and Mercer Sts. at 1:40 p.m. when they spotted the suspiciously familiar man.
After stopping the suspect, the patrolmen realized he had nearly $1,500 worth of allegedly stolen clothes stuffed into his pants, according to police.
DIRTY DINNER
Cops busted a man for allegedly beating and robbing a delivery guy on Battery Pl. on Aug. 3, taking his food and bike.
The victim told police he was between State and Whitehall Sts. at 8:31 p.m. when the suspect socked him out of nowhere, before grabbing his parcel and bike.
TRACKED DOWN
A man and woman were arrested for allegedly stealing a man’s van parked on Greenwich St. on Aug. 4, after the victim used a tracking device to notify police of their location.
The victim told police he discovered his vehicle stolen from its spot between Spring and Canal Sts. at 11:10 a.m., but quickly located it after activating a tracking device he had installed on the van. Corresponding with police, the victim was able to guide officers to the wayward vehicle, where they found the suspects inside, cops said.
BEEMER-ED UP
A thief rode off with a man’s BMW motorcycle he had left on Sullivan St. on July 21.
The victim told police that he parked his ride between Prince and W. Houston Sts. at 3:30 pm, and returned several days later to find an empty spot where his $14,000 two-wheeled beemer had been.
— Colin Mixson
