COLLISION:
WRONG WAY WIPEOUT
(20TH PRECINCT)
A 54-year-old female passenger died after her vehicle collided with a Dodge minivan that was travelling the wrong way on the southbound Henry Hudson Parkway, police said. Police arrested the 23-year-old Washington Heights minivan driver.
According to police, the minivan, a 2003 model, and a 2008 Subaru it had crashed into were found on the parkway at West 79th Street at about 11:30 p.m. on June 7.
Police found Jean Herrera, the minivan driver, and a 34-year-old male passenger with various injuries in the Dodge minivan. Herrera was transported to St. Luke’s Hospital, while the passenger was taken to Cornell Hospital.
In the Subaru, police discovered Olga Ilina, a 54-year-old resident of New Jersey who was pronounced deceased after being transported to Sat. Luke’s Hospital. The 53-year-old male driver of the Subaru was also taken to St. Luke’s, where he was evaluated as in stable condition.
According to their preliminary investigation, police said the Dodge was travelling northbound against the flow of the Henry Hudson Parkway’s southbound traffic when the collision occurred. The Dodge occupants were taken into custody and the investigation is ongoing, police said.
Police have charged Herrera with manslaughter, two counts of assault, reckless endangerment, reckless driving, two counts of leaving the scene of an accident, and several other charges.
COLLISION:
RIGHT TURN RECKLESSNESS
(MIDTOWN SOUTH PRECINCT)
A pedestrian was struck, and later died, on June 6 at around 4:30 p.m. at the intersection of West 38th Street and Eighth Avenue, police said. According to police, Yuenei Wu, a 67-year-old Brooklyn resident, was in the crosswalk when she was hit by Edip Ozlemis, a 39-year-old Brooklyn resident, and his black SUV as he turned onto Eighth Avenue from West 38th Street.
Police found Wu unconscious, unresponsive, and with body trauma. EMS then transported her to Bellevue Hospital, where she later died, police said. While Ozlemis remained on the scene and the investigation is still ongoing by the NYPD’s Collision Investigation Squad, the driver has been charged with failure to yield to a pedestrian, according to police.
ASSAULT:
SUNDAY SLASHING
(25TH PRECINCT)
Police are looking for a suspect who slashed a 42-year-old victim on June 5 at around 3:15 a.m. According to police, the suspect approached the female victim in front of 167 East 125th Street and slashed her face with an unknown object. Police said EMS responded and transported the victim to Lincoln Hospital, where she received stiches for the laceration.
Police released a photo and video of the suspect, whom they describe as a black male, 18 to 25 years old, and last seen wearing a black V-neck T-shirt, black basketball shorts with a white stripe down the side, and white basketball sneakers.
BURGLARY:
REAR WINDOW SHOPPING
(MIDTOWN NORTH PRECINCT)
Police are on the lookout for a suspect who climbed in through the windows of several residences throughout Midtown and burglarized the homes.
According to police, the first incident occurred on March 3 between 9:30 a.m. and 9:15 p.m. when the suspect entered a 27-year-old victim’s apartment near West 44th Street and Ninth Avenue through the rear window. Police said the suspect grabbed electronics before leaving through the front door.
Later that day, police said that the suspect entered another apartment in the same vicinity around 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. According to police, the suspect again entered the apartment through the rear window and took electronics, a credit card, a bottle of alcohol, and other items, before leaving through the front door. The suspect then used the stolen credit card for unauthorized purchases at Duane Reades across Manhattan, police said.
The third incident followed the same pattern but occurred on May 13 between 9:15 a.m. and 11 a.m. in the area around West 45th Street and 10th Avenue, police said. According to police, the suspect accessed the apartment of a 36-year-old female through a rear window and removed jewelry before leaving through the front door.
The final incident took place in the same timeframe, vicinity, and day, police said, when the suspect again entered through a rear window of an apartment. After entering the four-person apartment, the suspect stole approximately $100, a credit card, electronics, and jewelry before leaving through the front door. The suspect used the stolen credit card at Duane Reades throughout Manhattan, police said.
Police released photos and a video of the suspect (available at manhattanexpressnews.nyc), whom they describe as a black male, 5’10” to 5’11”, 200 pounds, 35 years old, and last seen wearing a black jacket, black pants, a white T-shirt, and carrying a black sports bag.
MISSING PERSON:
LEILANI DUNCAN
(25TH PRECINCT)
Police are searching for 11-year-old Leilani Duncan, an East Harlem resident, after she was reported missing. Police said that she was last seen on June 9 at around 4:30 p.m. leaving Democracy Harlem Prep Middle School at 232 East 103rd Street.
Police released photos of the missing person, whom they describe as 5’10”, 120 pounds, with brown eyes and brown hair, and last seen wearing a blue shirt, black pants, and black shoes.
MISSING PERSON:
ISAIAH MARK VIACAVA
(20TH PRECINCT)
Police are asking for help in locating Isaiah Mark Viacava, a 27-year-old Upper West Sider, who was reported missing. Viacava was last seen on June 3 at around 10 a.m. inside his home at 60 Amsterdam Avenue between West 62nd and 63rd Streets.
Police released photos of the missing person, whom they describe as a white male, 5’3”, 140 pounds, with brown eyes and brown hair. He was last seen wearing a dark-colored hooded sweatshirt, black jeans, and black sneakers.
DOA:
PARK PASSING
(CENTRAL PARK PRECINCT)
Police discovered an unconscious and unresponsive 69-year-old male by West 60th Street and West Drive in Central Park after responding to a call on June 2 at around 1:45 p.m. Police said the man was fully clothed and EMS pronounced him dead at the scene. The investigation is ongoing, police said, and the Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death.
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
