UNIDENTIFIED PERSON:
DAZED AND CONFUSED
(20th Precinct)
Police are trying to identify a man who was found naked in front of 50 West 68th Street on July 28 around 3:30 p.m. According to police, the man was found disoriented and sitting on a curb in front of the address. He was later transported by EMS to Roosevelt Hospital, where he remained unidentified.
Police released a photo of the unidentified person, whom they describe as an Asian male, approximately 5’7″ and 175 pounds with black hair and a mustache.
BURGLARY:
CROOK ON CRUTCHES
(Midtown North Precinct)
A man on crutches burglarized three different units in an apartment building on West 56th Street on July 26, police said. According to police, the first incident occurred between 7:30 a.m. and 5:45 p.m., when the male suspect entered the 3J apartment and stole earrings and a Microsoft Surface Pro 4. At some point between 9:15 a.m. and 8 p.m., the suspect entered the 6D apartment and took a Rolex watch, a gold bracelet, three pairs of earrings, and a diamond necklace, police said. The burglar was suspected to have entered the 5C apartment between noon and 3 p.m. and took a Macbook Pro.
Police released photos of the suspect, whom they describe as a light-skinned male on crutches and wearing a medical boot.
WEAPON POSSESSION:
STRAPPEDHANGER
(25th Precinct)
Two officers arrested a fare dodger who was later found with a loaded handgun at the 116th Street station on the 6 line on July 29 around 10:45 p.m. According to police, the three officers saw the 26-year-old Jamil Collier “manipulating the turnstile in order to enter the subway system without paying the fare” and attempt to board an oncoming northbound 6 train. Police said the officers ordered Collier, an East Harlem resident, off the train and later slapped on handcuffs after his noncompliance. The man was found to be carrying a Ruger-Prescot .380 handgun loaded with six rounds, police said. Collier was charged with criminal possession of a weapon, theft of service, criminal trespassing, and disorderly conduct.
ATTEMPTED RAPE:
BOOGEYMAN BEGONE
(23rd Precinct)
On July 28, police arrested Juan Barreto, a 27-year-old man who was wanted for an attempted rape of an eight-year-old girl earlier in the month. According to police, Barreto entered the victim’s home on July 7 at around 11:15 p.m. and tried to sexually assault her. No injuries were reported and police said that Barreto fled through a bedroom window using a rear fire escape.
Barreto, an East Harlem resident, was charged with attempted rape, burglary, and endangering the welfare of a child.
MISSING PERSON:
DAVID FRAZIER
(26th Precinct)
Police are asking the public for help in locating 19-year-old David Frazier, who was recently reported missing. Police said that Frazier was last seen inside his apartment at 1315 Amsterdam Avenue on August 5 at around 3 p.m.
Police attached a photo of the missing person (available at manhattanexpressnews.nyc), whom they describe as a black 19-year-old male, 5’5″ and 120 pounds, with a thin build, brown eyes, and black hair. Police said he was last seen wearing a burgundy t-shirt, blue jeans, and blue and white Nike sneakers.
ROBBERY:
MTA BUDGET BLUES
(26th Precinct)
A suspect wearing a blue MTA shirt robbed a 55-year-old man who was trying to buy his subway fare at the 125th Street station on St. Nicholas Avenue, police said. On July 26 at around 4 a.m., the man donning the MTA shirt approached the straphanger from behind and placed a sharp object on his neck before removing his backpack and leaving the station, police said. The victim suffered minor injuries but refused medical attention. Police were unable to determine if the suspect was, in fact, an MTA employee.
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Police released videos of the suspect (which can be downloaded with the links above), whom they describe as a black male, 35 to 40 years old, 5’7″, 170 to 180 pounds, and last seen wearing a blue MTA shirt, blue jeans, and black and white sneakers.
ASSAULT:
BONE-BREAKING BRAWL
(18th Precinct)
An argument on July 17 at around 4 a.m. escalated into a violent confrontation that left one of the victims with a broken leg, police said. According to police, three men began arguing with the two victims around West 50th Street and Ninth Avenue. After the dispute escalated, the three suspects began punching, kicking, and stomping on the two victims, leaving one with a broken leg and the other with cuts and bruises. Afterwards, the two called a taxi that brought them to Bellevue Hospital for treatment.
Police released photos of the suspects, whom they describe as Hispanic males in their 20s.
HATE CRIME:
HAWAIIAN PUNCH
(26th Precinct)
Police said two lei-wearing ladies attacked a 29-year-old Asian female aboard a northbound 1 train on June 26 at around 7:30 p.m. According to police, the two women boarded the train at the 86th Street station, where the female victim was with her parents, a 63-year-old Asian male and a 60-year-old Asian female. One of the suspects leaned towards the 29-year-old and began screaming and shouting profanities, police said.
According to police, the suspects then pulled her to the floor and began punching her in the head, while making anti-Asian statements. The victim was left with bruising, swelling, pain to her head and torso, and a concussion. She was treated and later released at St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital. The two suspects left the subway at the Cathedral Parkway station at West 110th Street and were spotted by a surveillance camera walking past 545 West 111st Street after the incident.
Police released photos and video of the suspects, and described the first female as an Hispanic, wearing a black tank top and black pants, and the second female as an Hispanic, wearing a black top and blue pants, both of them wearing multi-colored leis.
ROBBERY:
BARBERSHOP SHAKEDOWN
(23rd Precinct)
A barbershop employee at 2024 Third Avenue, between East 111st and 112th Streets, was robbed at gunpoint by two suspects on July 23 at around 2 p.m., according to police. Police said that two armed male suspects demanded money from the 38-year-old employee and forcibly removed from him an iPhone 6, a gold necklace with a gold medallion, and $1,500 in cash. The two suspects fled on foot eastbound on East 112th Street and the victim was not injured in the incident.
Police released photos of the suspects,, whom they describe as both being males in their 30s with dark complexions, short black hair, and medium builds. Police said one of the males was wearing a blue T-shirt and green shorts and the other male was wearing a white T-shirt, black cap, and dark jean shorts.
