ASSAULT:
BIGOT ON BLAST
(Midtown South Precinct)
A man is wanted by police after hurling anti-Muslim statements at a Metropolitan Transportation Authority worker wearing a hijab and then pushing her down a flight of stairs at Grand Central Terminal on December 5. Police said that at around 6:30 p.m., the man began making hateful remarks toward the 45-year-old female victim when they were aboard a 7 train, saying things like “terrorist” and “go back to your country.” The woman left the train at the Grand Central stop and the suspect followed her and continued to make anti-Muslim comments, police said. The man then pushed the victim down a staircase and injured her right knee and ankle, according to police, who said the woman was taken to NYU Langone Medical Center for treatment.
Police released photos of the suspect, whom they describe as an Hispanic male, 25 to 35 years old, 5’9” to 6’, 150 to 180 pounds, and last seen wearing a dark-colored jacket and a black winter hat.
ROBBERY:
LOSING STREAK
(19th & Midtown South Precincts)
Police are looking for 38-year-old Alex Garcia for his connection to a string of mostly failed bank robbery attempts on December 1 and 5. According to police, the suspect’s first robbery, on December 1 at around noon at the Apple Bank at 371 Seventh Avenue between West 30th and 31st Streets, allowed him to make off with an undetermined amount of cash after passing the teller a note demanding money. However, the following five incidents on December 5, three in Midtown and two on the Upper East Side, proved unsuccessful as the tellers refused to hand over any money, police said.
Police released photos of the suspect, whom they describe as an Hispanic male, approximately 5’7”, 160 pounds, bald, and with hazel eyes.
HOMICIDE:
WASTED YOUTH
(23rd Precinct)
Police arrested Paul Gilbert, a 26-year-old Bronx man, and charged him with a murder that took place in September. According to police, Cody Dubose, a 24-year-old man, was found unconscious and unresponsive with a gunshot wound to his chest outside his home at 1734 Madison Avenue near East 115th Street on September 27 at around 7:45 a.m. Dubose was pronounced dead after being transported to St. Luke’s Hospital, police said.
HOMICIDE:
ASSASSINATED
(28th Precinct)
A 24-year-old woman was found shot in the head outside King Tower Houses at 1370 Fifth Avenue, between 112th and 115th Streets, police said. According to the police, the victim was found on December 9 at around 2 a.m. with a gunshot wound to her head and EMS pronounced her dead at the scene. Police said there are currently no arrests and the investigation is ongoing.
ROBBERY:
BRONX BRUTE BUSTED
(19th Precinct)
Police arrested Clarence Copeland, a 54-year-old Bronx man, for punching a 54-year-old woman in the face and stealing her bag on December 2 at around 11 p.m. According to police, Copeland followed the woman into her building in the vicinity of East 67th Street and demanded her bag before assaulting her. The victim suffered a cut to her left eye, with bruising around her face, and was brought to New York Presbyterian for her injuries, police said. Copeland was arrested December 9 and was charged with robbery, according to police.
ROBBERY:
NOT AN EASY TARGET
(23rd Precinct)
A man is wanted for attempting to steal a 73-year-old woman’s purse on December 2 at around 7:30 p.m. at the northeast corner of Lexington Avenue and East 103rd Street, police said. According to police, the victim was about to enter her parked SUV, when the suspect tried to remove her purse by force, but ultimately failed to. In the tussle, the victim was knocked to the ground, scraping her wrists, hands, and knees in the process, police said. The woman was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital by EMS, while the police said the victim was seen fleeing into the 103rd Street subway station.
Police released video of the suspect, whom they describe as a 6’ to 6’2” man wearing a dark-colored hooded jacket, scarf, dark pants, and black sneakers with white soles.
BURGLARY:
AFTER ME LUCKY CHARMS
(Midtown North Precinct)
A man made off with a pail of gold flakes valued at $1.6 million dollars from the back of an armored truck on September 29 at around 4:30 p.m., police said. According to police, the armored truck was parked in front of 48 West 48th Street and the suspect grabbed the five-gallon pail, weighing around 86 pounds, from the back. Police said the man fled eastbound on West 48th Street toward Third Avenue and no injuries resulted from the incident.
Police released photos of the suspect, whom they describe as an Hispanic male, 5’6”, 150 pounds, 50 to 60 years old, wearing a black vest, green shirt, and blue jeans, and carrying a black messenger bag.
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
