Citi Bike swipe Police arrested a man on Wed., Aug 5, for allegedly riding around the Village on a stolen Citi Bike. The suspect cyclist was reportedly seen pedaling the blue bike-share cycle along the sidewalk in front of 552 LaGuardia Place when the cops closed in just before 2 a.m.
A police report stated the bike came from a docking station at 202 Third Ave. in Brooklyn.
Wesley Murphy, 36, was charged with felony criminal possession of stolen property.
Open-and-shut case Around 2 a.m. on Sun., Aug. 9, near the intersection of Bleecker and Sullivan Sts., a man told police that another man had taken a briefcase filled with his belongings.
Police subsequently found the purported perpetrator and, searching him, reportedly found in his possession $555 worth of loot, including a briefcase, one pair each of $170 sunglasses and $350 eyeglasses and at least two credit cards.
The property was returned to the victim, and Arthur Smith, 47, was arrested for felony possession of stolen property. A bit of pot was also found in his possession, police noted.
Hate-crime arrest
A homeless man was arrested last week and charged with felony assault for a hate crime that took place last month in Chinatown, police said.
Zin McDade, 29, who was arrested Aug. 4, has been charged with two counts of felony assault, one as a hate crime, and aggravated harassment as a hate crime, police say.
On Sat., July 11, at 10:40 p.m., McDade allegedly approached a 19-year-old woman in front of 109 East Broadway and accused her of speaking negatively about him in her language, according to police. An argument ensued. Police said McDade made anti-Muslim statements and spit and punched the woman in her face.
The woman, who suffered a fractured jaw, was taken at that time to Beth Israel Hospital in stable condition, according to police.
McDade has been arrested before — earlier this year and in August 2014, according to the New York State Unified Court system Web site.
Underage designer thief Expensive tastes for French cuisine reportedly matched the fashion style of an accused purse thief.
A woman, 28, told police that her $200 Marc Jacobs wallet left Beaumarchais restaurant, at 409 W. 13th St., in the possession of a younger woman on Fri., Aug. 7, around 1:30 a.m.
Olivia Goldfarb, 18, was arrested for felony grand larceny. The victim meanwhile got her white leather wallet back. In addition, the suspect was found in possession of a forged New York State ID, according to police.
Clothes call Two men were arguing in their Village apartment on Sat., Aug. 8, just before 2 a.m., when things got violent.
Police said that Tyler Ward, 32, struck his boyfriend with a metal clothes hanger as the man tried to flee from the confrontation. The alleged attack, at 257 W. 12th St., resulted in a laceration to the victim’s head and leg.
Ward was arrested and charged with felony assault.
Pot and punch rings Bud and brass knuckles were allegedly found in the possession of a man known to police in front of 369 Bleecker St.
Police stopped Bouggalah Mardi, 32, for unstated reasons at about 2:50 a.m. on Sat., Aug. 8. He was arrested and charged with felony criminal possession of a weapon.
South St. cell snatch On July 26, at 2:20 p.m., a 37-year-old man was sitting on a bench at Catherine Slip and South St. when a man approached him and snatched his cellphone from his hand and began to flee, police said. The victim attempted to chase after the thief, when an accomplice struck him from behind and pushed him to the ground. Both suspects fled the location on foot.
Three days later, police arrested Kenny Feliz, 20, of 26 Madison St., and charged him with second-degree robbery. Two days after that, police reported they had arrested the second suspect, Juan Burgos, 25, of 388 Pearl St., also charging him with robbery.
Struck in the back Police said that on Tues., Aug. 4, at 4:55 a.m., in front of 147 Mott St., a man approached a woman, 55, and struck her on the back with an unknown object, causing a laceration. The suspect fled and the victim was removed to Bellevue Hospital where she was treated and released.
The suspect is described about 25 to 30 years old and 6 feet tall, with a medium build. He was wearing a white T-shirt, red sweatpants, red-and-white basketball sneakers and had a red-and-white drawstring backpack.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Crime Stoppers Hotline.
— Zach Williams, Dusica Sue Malesevic and Lincoln Anderson
