MISSING PERSON:
FOUND DEAD
(20TH PRECINCT)
Police found the body of a missing Upper West Sider on July 14 along the Hudson River near the Hudson Heights neighborhood. Patrick Healy, a 21-year-old man who was reported missing on July 10 and last seen at his 327 West 83rd Street apartment, was pronounced dead by responding EMS at the location.
ROBBERY:
A DANGEROUS RIDE
(CENTRAL PARK PRECINCT)
A cyclist was robbed at gunpoint when he was riding through Central Park on July 16, police said. Police got the call from the 23-year-old male victim who dialed 911 at around 1 a.m. after he was robbed near East 106th Street and Fifth Avenue. The cyclist explained to police that he was riding through the park when he encountered three men. One of the suspects had a gun and demanded the cyclist’s belongings, which included a backpack that had a wallet with $60, his driver’s license, and a Chase Bank debit card. After the victim complied, the suspects ran away and the cyclist was not harmed, police said.
Police released photos of the suspects, whom they don’t otherwise describe.
FALSE BOMB:
BOMB CHUCKER CHARGED
(MIDTOWN NORTH PRECINCT)
Following a late-night standoff of several hours, police on July 21 arrested Hector Meneses, a Queens resident, on charges that he threw a fake bomb into a marked NYPD van in Times Square.
According to police, the 52-year-old man was driving around West 46th Street and Seventh Avenue in a gold-colored SUV around 11:30 p.m. on July 20 when he tossed a hoax device into a NYPD van with two officers in it. The device, police said, was made of a candle, a cylindrical object, and an electronic component with a flashing red light, that was all wrapped in a white cloth.
The officers immediately drove the police van away from Duffy Square in Times Square, police said. The surrounding area was secured and the bomb squad determined that the contraption was a hoax device, according to police.
At roughly 2:10 a.m., police located the SUV a.m. near Columbus Circle, where they found Meneses alone in the car and putting on a red plastic helmet. After hours of attempting to communicate, the bomb squad eventually determined the SUV was safe, despite Meneses’ claims of explosives inside, and the Emergency Services Unit removed him from the vehicle, police said.
Meneses was taken into custody at 7:45 a.m. on July 21, according to police, and he has been charged with a laundry list of crimes, including placing a false bomb, making terroristic threats, and menacing.
MENACING:
BOX CUTTING BIGOT
(MIDTOWN SOUTH PRECINCT)
Two men had a box cutter pulled on them after confronting a man who was yelling homophobic slurs at them on July 11 at around 1:30 p.m., police said. The suspect was around West 33rd Street and Eighth Avenue when he insulted the two men, one 21 and the other 22, and later threatened to kill them. The suspect ran into Penn Station after the victims called 911.
Police released photos of the suspect, whom they describe as a black male with dreads in his 40s, 5’7”, 180 pounds, who was last seen wearing a green shirt, dark-colored pants, and glasses.
ROBBERY:
TRAMWAY TROUBLES
(19TH PRECINCT)
A newsstand at 1147 Second Avenue, between East 60th and 61st Streets, was robbed on July 12 at around 4:30 p.m., police said. According to police, the suspect went behind the counter of Tramway Newsstand and told the 42-year-old newsstand operator to open the register, threatening to kill him. After the victim complied, the suspect made off with $2,000 in cash and a cell phone, fleeing westbound on East 60th Street.
Police released photos of the suspect, whom they describe as a bald black male, 30 to 40 years old, 6’, and last seen wearing a blue T-shirt, green shorts and dark-colored sneakers.
GRAND LARCENY:
CRIMINAL CHECK OUT
(23RD PRECINCT)
Police are looking for several suspects believed to be connected to 15 instances of grand larcenies between January 30 and May 11. Police said that banks informed the victims that their credit cards were compromised and being used at various BJs, Targets, and local shops spanning across New York City, Long Island, and New Jersey.
Police released photos of the suspects (one shown here), whom they don’t otherwise describe.
MISSING PERSON:
ONE-MONTH-OLD FOUND
(18TH PRECINCT)
Police located a missing 20-year-old mother and her one-month-old baby boy on July 23, three days after the two were reported missing and last seen in their 427 West 52nd Street residence. After being found within the boundaries of the Midtown South Precinct, the infant was taken to Bellevue Hospital for evaluation and the mother was put in custody with charges pending and an ongoing investigation, police said.
MISSING PERSON:
CHARLES FULLER
(24TH PRECINCT)
Police are trying to locate Charles Fuller, a 66-year-old Upper West Sider reported missing after having been last seen on July 23 at around 6 a.m. at his 201 West 98th Street home.
Police released photos of the missing person, whom they describe as a black male, 5’6”, 190 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair.
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
