ASSAULT:
CAB HOG
(17TH PRECINCT)
A 50-year-old man got violent after a husband intervened when the suspect grabbed the shoulder of his 68-year-old wife as she entered a cab, police said. On October 20 at around 10:15 p.m., the suspect repeatedly punched the 72-year-old man in the face and stomach when the victim pulled the man away from his wife, according to police.
The victim received a broken thumb, nose, and finger during the beating, said police, who released a photo of the suspect, whom they describe as a 50-year-old white male with gray hair and a goatee.
GRAND LARCENY:
NECKLACE NABBING
(MIDTOWN NORTH PRECINCT)
A man snatched a chain off a 69-year-old woman’s neck on October 24 at around 12:30 p.m., police said. The victim was outside 1196 Sixth Avenue, between West 46 and 47th Streets, when the suspect yanked off her necklace and fled into the 47-50th Streets/ Rockefeller Center subway station, according to police, who released photos of the suspect, whom they describe as a black male, 45 to 50 years old, 6’, 160 pounds, bald, and last seen wearing a black jacket, dark-colored jeans, and a dark-colored shirt.
ROBBERY:
PICKY POCKETS
(17TH PRECINCT)
On October 24, police said a man robbed the Santander Bank at 711 Third Avenue, between East 44th and 45th Streets, but specifically asked for “just 50s and hundreds.” According to police, the suspect entered the bank at around 10:30 a.m. and approached the teller with a note indicating he had a gun.
The man made off with $1,200, said the police, who released a photo of the suspect, whom they describe as a black male in his 20s, around 5’10”, and with a tattoo on his hand.
ROBBERY:
ON THE CHASE
(19TH PRECINCT)
Police are looking for a man who robbed two Upper East Side Chase Banks in October. Police said that on October 3 at around 5:15 p.m., the suspect entered the Chase Bank at 201 East 79th Street and passed a note to the teller demanding money. The man received $1,000 and fled the bank on foot, police said.
A couple of weeks later, the suspect was not so successful as he entered the Chase Bank on 1191 Third Avenue, between East 69th and 70th Streets, and repeated the same pattern. However, the suspect didn’t receive any money and left the bank, said police, who released photos of the suspect, whom they describe as a white male in his 30s, 5’9”, with red/ blonde hair, and tattoos on his neck and hands.
FATAL FIRE:
ONE DEAD AFTER UES FIRE
(19TH PRECINCT)
On October 27, a blaze at 324 East 93rd Street killed one resident and injured at least one other, police said. The residential fire broke out at around 3:30 a.m., and firefighters discovered resident Lemmy Thuku on the third floor unconscious and unresponsive.
Thuku, a 25-year-old, was pronounced dead at the scene by EMS. An 81-year-old man was taken to New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center and listed in stable condition.
ASSAULT:
SUCKERPUNCH
(19TH PRECINCT)
Police have arrested 35-year-old Edwin Suazo and charged him with assault for an incident in Carl Schurz Park on October 25 at around 3 p.m. According to police, Suazo approached an 85-year-old man from behind and punched him on the side of the head.
Police said the victim fell to the ground, got cuts on the back of his head and above his right eye, and was transported to Mount Sinai Hospital in stable condition.
