Cab slams into her
A 32-year-old woman was left in critical condition last Thursday morning after being struck by an out-of-control yellow cab that careened up onto the sidewalk on University Place at Eighth St.
According to news reports, the woman, identified as Meral Arisoy, was either thrown into the air or dragged a half block by the vehicle, then pinned by it near the Washington Mews. Emergency responders managed to free her and she was rushed to Bellevue Hospital.
News reports said the hack had been speeding and going the wrong way down Eighth St. before veering out of control.
Wild Wald call
Around 8:30 p.m. on Fri., April 8, police officers responding to a domestic-assault call arrived outside a 10th-floor apartment at 30 Avenue D in the Lillian Wald Houses.
While an officer was questioning a female occupant of the apartment, a pit bull lunged through the door and attacked him in the hallway. The canine reportedly bit and held onto the front of the officer’s gunbelt and bulletproof vest. The officer’s partner promptly shot and killed the dog.
Another pit bull was reportedly in the same apartment, but was contained in a bedroom. It was later tranquilized by police and taken to the A.S.P.C.A..
The domestic-abuse victim, a young woman — who is said to have placed the call for help — was removed from the building wrapped in a bedsheet, reportedly with bruises to her face.
The Daily News said that while E.M.S. responders tended to the woman, cops tracked down the suspect — apparently her uncle — at E. Houston St. and Avenue B and zapped him with a taser, according to police.
Witnesses said the man was with another woman when police caught up with them. Both were arrested, but the woman was later released.
According to police sources, the man had socked his niece during a family dispute.
Stiletto attack
Your shoes can be used as weapons. A man walking out of the Pink Elephant nightclub at 40 W. Eighth St. found this out the hard way. At 4 a.m. on Sun., April 10, a woman struck the man on his head with a high heel, causing a laceration to the top of his head, in front of a witness. The man was treated at Bellevue Hospital.
Chanel Mason, 24, was arrested for felony assault.
Return robber
An employee of the Little Owl event space was robbed on Fri., April 8, police said. At 4 p.m., a man entered Little Owl, at 93 Greenwich Ave., and demanded the employee get on the ground and give him all of his property. The robber placed his hand behind his back, simulating the possession of a firearm. It wasn’t clear if anything was taken.
The man returned to the location the next day and the employee contacted the police. The police conducted a canvass and located the suspect, who was identified by the employee.
Police arrested Michael Torres, 24, for felony robbery.
Bootlegger on ice
A police officer said he observed a man in possession of an alcoholic beverage at the subway stop at Eighth Ave. and W. 14th St. last Friday night around 11 p.m. He was also in possession of more than 200 counterfeit/pirated DVD’s. Upon a search, the officer found the individual also to be in possession of an icepick, which the man said he used for protection.
Ali Ibrahim-Van, 41, was arrested for felony criminal possession of a weapon.
Doggone destructive
The Papaya Dog at 333 Sixth Ave. at Cornelia St. was the scene of chaos Sat., April 9. At around 12 a.m., a man was observed damaging property inside the restaurant, police said. He damaged a table, a glass display case and a ventilation vent, with a combined value of more than $250. The man then punched an employee in the face, causing visible injuries and pain.
Andrew Carter, 26, was arrested for felony criminal mischief.
Hotel hustle
Be careful who you bring back to your room. Police said a 61-year-old man returned to his hotel room at The Standard, at 848 Washington St., with a 20-year-old woman on Sat., April 9, at 5:30 a.m. When they entered his room at the swanky Meatpacking District hot spot, he was in possession of his wallet. When the woman left about 10 minutes later, it was missing. Police located the woman and the man was able to positively identify her.
Brittany Smith, 20, was arrested for felony grand larceny.
Slash to the cash
Police said that on Fri., April 8, around 3 a.m., a stranger approached a 55-year-old straphanger while he was sitting on a bench on the southbound No. 6 train platform inside the Bleeker St. subway station. When the victim noticed the individual using a sharp object to cut open his pockets, he began resisting and tried to flee from the station through the high-wheel-type exit, but the mugger attacked him before he get through.
There was a struggle and the robber was able to remove the victim’s money and fled. E.M.S. medics responded and transported the victim to an area hospital where he was treated for slash wounds to his hands and face. Police released a video of the robbery.
Police reported that, pursuant to an investigation, three days later a 24-year-old homeless man, Marvin Taylor, was arrested for robbery, felony asasult and criminal possession of a weapon.
— Emily Siegel and Lincoln Anderson
