Caught with O.P.P.
Police say they caught a transit recidivist guilty of more than mere fare jumping. At about 10:50 p.m. on Jan. 9, police said, they observed Richard Caldwell, 49, entering the L train station at Eighth Ave. and W. 14th St. through an emergency exit. After detaining him, they searched him and found a debit card, reported missing on Jan. 3, and two bottles of prescription drugs, all in other people’s names. He was charged with felony criminal possession of stolen property.
Up in smoke
A 23-year-old woman did not get a break from police after she reportedly broke two glass hookahs at Luxor Lounge, at 118 Macdougal St. The incident occurred at about 3:20 a.m. on Sat., Jan 10, according to a police report, which did not state the reason behind the incident.
Responding officers searched Diahndree Crawley and found she had a marijuana joint in her pocket, as well as an active warrant. Crawley was charged with misdemeanor criminal mischief.
The Jane glass slash
At about 3:30 a.m. on Sat., Jan. 10, police arrested a woman, 22, for throwing a glass into the face of a woman, 29, in a bar inside The Jane hotel, at 113 Jane St. The victim was transported to Lennox Hill Hospital to receive stitches for cuts by her mouth. Sadie Drucker, 22, was charged with felony assault.
Bridge attack suspect
Police are still seeking the public’s assistance in identifying male “Suspect No. 1” wanted for an assault of two New York Police Department lieutenants, which occurred on the evening of Sat., Dec. 13, after the Millions March NYC, on the Brooklyn Bridge in the confines of the Fifth Precinct. Several other individuals who allegedly participated in the assault have either been arrested or turned themselves in.
There is a $25,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of the suspect.
Salmagundi spirits
A thief with tastes for the finer things to drink took on the Salmagundi Club, at 47 Fifth Ave. The man entered the place at about 8:54 a.m. on Sun., Jan. 11, and went straight for the basement, police said. An employee of the club then observed via a security camera the man going through the pantry before fleeing on foot with several items. The employee followed the man while remaining on the phone with 911 dispatchers.
When police arrived, they apprehended Joel McCray, 49, who was reportedly in possession of burglar’s tools. In his bag were bottles of Ketel One, Remy Martin and Grey Goose, cumulatively valued at $140. McCray was charged with felony burglary.
Sprawled in subway
Arresting a man for lying down in the subway was not the easy task police officers might have expected on Thurs., Jan. 8. According to cops, at about 11:05 p.m., Gaston Ossou, 46, was sprawled outstretched with his feet on the seats causing a public inconvenience on the 1 train.
Ossou did not want to leave the train at the Seventh Ave. and W. 14 St. station. Police said he resisted their arrest efforts by flailing his arms, acting violently and cursing.
A police report said Ossou is a repeat recidivist in the transit system. He was charged with resisting arrest.
— By Zach Williams and Lincoln Anderson
