Citi Bike bust
A police officer said he observed a man inside Washington Square Park on Thurs., May 5, around midnight with a Citi Bike that he apparently did not have the rightful use of. Upon searching him, the officer also found a box cutter in the man’s possession.
Kenneth Quintero, 19, was charged with felony criminal possession of stolen property.
Licenses too ill
At around 3 a.m. on Thurs., May 5, a police officer said he spotted a man in a parked car with his motor running in a bus stop for about 5 minutes in front of 815 Greenwich St. The officer found that the man’s license had been suspended twice. Upon searching him, the officer found the man to be in possession of four New York license plates and one Massachusetts plate that were not registered to him.
Police arrested Kofi Boakye, 48, for misdemeanor criminal possession of stolen property.
Yer out!
A woman threatened to thump another woman at Thunder Jackson’s bar, at 169 Bleecker St., on Friday night, police said. At 1:30 a.m. on May 6, according to cops, a woman stated that the other woman had menaced her with a bat, placing her in fear of her safety. Responding officers reportedly found the suspect in possession of the bat.
Rosalba Buzzetta, 37, was arrested for misdemeanor menacing.
Serial swiper
Police are asking for the public’s help in tracking down a suspect wanted in connection with a pattern of grand larcenies stretching from the Lower East Side to Midtown.
Police said that on Fri., April 1, at 9:30 p.m., one suspect entered The Pennsy food court, at 2 Pennsylvania Plaza on W. 34th St., and removed a 36-year-old male victim’s laptop from under his table.
On Thurs., April 7, around 12:30 p.m., police said, the same individual entered Irving Farm Coffee Roasters, at 88 Orchard St., and swiped a 28-year-old female victim’s purse containing $50 in cash and her iPhone.
Later in the month, on Fri., April 29, shortly after 8 a.m., the same man is said to have entered the Sheraton Hotel, at 811 Seventh Ave., and taken a 70-year-old woman’s bag, which contained $2,000 in cash, two plane tickets and three credit cards.
The suspect is described as about 5 feet 7 inches tall, and on the heavy side, weighing between 190 to 220 pounds.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Police Department’s Crime Stoppers Hotline, at 800-577-TIPS. Tips can also be submitted by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Web site, www.nypdcrimestoppers.com, or by texting them to 274637 (CRIMES) and then entering TIP577. All tips are confidential.
— Emily Siegel
and Lincoln Anderson
