The pain in Jane
Two women got into an argument that turned violent at The Jane Hotel, at 113 Jane St., early Sunday morning, police said.
At around 2 a.m. on Aug. 7, the victim was sitting at a table in the club when she began to engage in a verbal dispute with another woman. The second woman punched the victim in the face, causing bruising and swelling to her nose and redness to her face. She was taken to Lenox Hill Hospital.
Maria Madrazo, 40, was arrested for misdemeanor assault.
Quizzical graffiti
An officer said he observed two men making graffiti on a dumpster in public view in front of 50 Grove St. last Friday. The cop spotted the two taggers at 2:30 a.m. on Aug. 5. Upon a search, the pair were found to be in possession of several paint markers. They had made three tags on the dumpster but none were legible.
Eric Sanchez, 38, and Ryan Hazley, 34, were arrested for misdemeanor making graffiti.
Random attack
According to police, on Fri., Aug. 5, at 2:35 a.m., a man was assaulted on the sidewalk at the northwest corner of Sixth Ave. and W. Fourth St. A stranger came up to the 43-year-old victim and struck him in the face, causing swelling to his left cheek and substantial pain.
Police arrested Rafael R. Collazos, 23, for misdemeanor assault.
Punch perp
A man was mugged outside the Christopher St. / Sheridan Square subway stop at Seventh Ave. South and Christopher St. early Sunday morning, police said. At 3:45 a.m. on Aug. 7, a man allegedly punched the victim in the forehead and grabbed the man’s wallet from his shirt’s left breast pocket. The wallet was not recovered.
Kaheem Dario, 20, was arrested for felony robbery.
Philly phony, too?
A woman walking home from work in the Village at 6:20 a.m. on Sat., Aug. 6, was robbed, police said.
While the woman was passing by 203 Bleecker St., a man approached her and said he had a knife in his pocket, and demanded money to get to Philadelphia. The victim feared for her safety, so she gave the man $40 and fled northbound on Sixth Ave.
The man was identified by the victim at the Sixth Precinct. No knife was found, and police said it was a simulated weapon.
Police arrested Franklin Johnson, 36, for felony robbery.
— Emily Siegel
