BANK ROBBERY: LATEX LOOTER
(Midtown South Precinct)
A male suspect donning latex gloves attempted to rob a Chase Bank at 2 Park Avenue, between East 32nd and 33rd Streets, on January 3 at around 2:30 p.m., police said. The man approached a 47-year-old female teller, demanding money through a note, but the teller walked away and the suspect left the bank empty-handed, according to police.
The NYPD released photos of the suspect, whom they describe as a black male, slightly bearded, approximately 5’6”, 155 pounds, 40 years old, and last seen wearing a black hooded jacket, gray sweatpants, black and white sneakers, and latex gloves.
HOMICIDE: ALLEGED KILLER CAUGHT
(Midtown South Precinct)
On January 3, police arrested Terrell Dupree, a 38-year-old Bronx man, and charged him with murder and criminal possession of a loaded firearm, after connecting him with a dead man found with a gunshot wound to his chest in December. The victim, Terrance Walker, a 27-year-old man, was found dead at the corner of West 40th Street and Sixth Avenue on December 17 at around 2:15 a.m.
MENACING: CHRISTMAS FEAR ON NEW YEAR’S
(17th Precinct)
Police are looking for a man who freaked out subway riders on December 31 at around 1:15 a.m. by carrying an ice pick. According to police, a 29-year-old female victim noticed the man smoking a cigarette by the turnstiles when she entered the Lexington Avenue-59th Street station. Police said the woman then noticed the man, who was wearing a red Christmas tree skirt, holding an ice pick in his left hand. The two both boarded a southbound N train on different cars, but the suspect later entered the same car as the victim and menaced her, according to police. The woman left at the Times Square-42nd Street station, but the man stayed on the train, police said.
Police released a photo of the suspect, whom they describe as a black male, 5’3”, 145 pounds, with brown eyes, black hair, and a medium complexion, and last seen wearing black shoes and a red Christmas tree skirt.
ASSAULT: AMBUSHER ARRESTED
(Midtown North Precinct)
A 20-year-old Washington Heights man was arrested and charged with attempted murder, assault, and criminal possession of a weapon after an incident on December 18 where a 23-year-old man was stabbed in the head after being approached from behind, police said. Police arrested Steven Tlapanco in connection with the incident that occurred at around 1:45 a.m. when the victim walking around the corner of East 46th Street and Madison Avenue. The victim was treated at Bellevue Hospital and released.
BANK ROBBERY: HOLIDAY HEIST
(Midtown South Precinct)
Police are looking for a man who robbed the Capital One Bank at 470 Park Avenue South, between East 31st and 32nd Streets, on December 27 at around 4:15 p.m. According to police, the suspect approached the teller and passed a note demanding money. Police said the teller complied and gave him an undetermined amount of cash, after which the suspect fled south on Park Avenue South.
Police released video of the suspect, whom they describe as a black male, between 50 and 60 years old, approximately 6’, with a slim build, and last seen wearing a black baseball cap, a gray hooded coat, light colored pants, and brown shoes.
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
