PED FATALITY:
TAXI TURNED DEADLY
(MIDTOWN SOUTH PRECINCT)
On February 29, police responded to a 911 call at around 8:30 a.m. regarding a female pedestrian struck by a taxi. According to a preliminary investigation, Buddhi Gurung, a 49-year-old male, was driving a 2013 black Toyota livery vehicle and made a left turn on East 36th Street to begin travelling north on Madison Avenue, where he struck 77-year-old Carol Dauplaise, who was crossing the avenue.
Police said Gurung, a Queens resident, remained on the scene and Dauplaise, a Murray Hill resident, was transported by EMS to Bellevue Hospital where she was pronounced deceased. The NYPD’s Collision Investigation Squad is continuing its investigation, but so far has charged Gurung with failure to yield to a pedestrian and failure to exercise care.
BURGLARY:
HUNGRY FOR HUMMUS
(19TH PRECINCT)
Police are on the lookout for a male suspect believed to be connected to a February 2 burglary of Hummus Kitchen at 1613 Second Avenue, between East 83rd and 84th Streets. According to police, the person of interest entered the restaurant at around 3:45 a.m. through an unlocked front cellar door. Police said he made off with approximately $25 and a bicycle worth $800.
Police released photos of the suspect, whom they describe as an Hispanic male, between 5’5″ and 5’9″, 160 to 180 pounds, and last seen wearing a multi-colored jacket, a hooded sweatshirt, and a baseball hat.
MISSING PERSON:
SILVER ALERT
(24TH PRECINCT)
Police are asking for help in locating a 64-year-old male who was reported missing on February 26. According to police, Joseph McWalters was last seen at 8:30 a.m. on February 25 before leaving his home at 19 West 100th Street. Police said he was wearing a black jacket, blue pants, and brown sneakers.
Police released a photo of the missing person, whom they describe as a white, 6’1″ male, weighing 180 pounds.
GRAND LARCENY:
ALLERGIC TO PAYING
(MIDTOWN SOUTH, MIDTOWN NORTH, AND 17TH PRECINCTS)
Police are looking for a male suspect believed to be involved in a pattern of stolen over-the-counter medications amounting to more than $15,000 spread across six incidents.
According to police, the pattern began with an incident on January 2 at around 9:30 a.m. Police said the suspect entered the Duane Reade at 22 West 48th Street and stuffed $199 worth of over-the-counter (OTC) medications into his bag and left without paying.
Police said the spree continued later that day at around 10 a.m. at another Duane Reade, at 711 Third Avenue, between East 44th and 45th Streets. According to police, a male suspect removed OTC allergy medicine from the shelves and returned shortly after for a second attempt, totaling $5,350 in loot.
The following week, on January 9, police received reports that a male suspect removed $2,647 in OTC medications from a Duane Reade at 1370 Avenue of the Americas, between West 55th and 56th Streets, at around 10:30 a.m.
A week after that, at around 11 a.m. on January 16, the 711 Third Avenue Duane Reade was revisited and lost $2,651 in OTC medication and personal care products, as one male suspect swiped them and another acted as lookout, police said.
On January 24, police said the pattern continued as two unknown males entered the Duane Reade at 1350 Broadway, between West 35th and 36th Streets. One of the suspects removed $1,725 worth of OTC medication, while the second suspect removed $1,261 in OTC medicine, according to police.
Police have the final incident on February 1 at 8:30 a.m. as the 711 Third Avenue Duane Reade was visited a third time by a male suspect. According to police, the suspect made off with $1,572 in OTC allergy medication.
Police released photos of the suspect, whom they did not otherwise describe.
MISSING PERSON:
UES TEEN
(23RD PRECINCT)
Police are looking for a 13-year-old teenage boy who was last seen on February 24 at 3:15 p.m. outside of P.S. 50 located at 433 East 100th Street. Police said Zion Osborne, a resident at 401 East 102nd Street, has brown eyes and black hair in shoulder length braids. He was last seen wearing a black jacket, light blue hooded sweater, light blue jeans, black sneakers and a green backpack.
Police released a photo of the missing youth, whom they describe as a 5’2″ black male at 85 lbs.
LOCAL POLICE CONTACTS:
Midtown North Precinct
306 West 54th Street
212-767-8400
Midtown South Precinct
357 West 35th Street
212-239-9811
17th Precinct
167 East 51st Street
212-826-3211
19th Precinct
153 East 67th Street
212-452-0600
20th Precinct
120 West 82nd Street
212-580-6411
23rd Precinct
162 East 102nd Street
212-860-6411
24th Precinct
151 West 100th Street
212-678-1811
26th Precinct
520 West 126th Street
212-678-1311
Central Park Precinct
86th Street and Transverse Road
212-570-4820
