FedEx man foils thief
A FedEx driver confronted a man who was attempting to lift a parcel from his delivery truck on Mon., June 22. The suspect soon dropped the goods at about 1 p.m. and fled the scene near the northeast corner of W. 12th St. and Sixth Ave., police said. The 29-year-old driver chased the suspect and held him until police arrived.
Rafael Rodriguez, 53, was arrested and charged with felony burglary.
Gay Pride ‘mug shot’
Police said they repeatedly told a woman, 21, on Sun., June 28, around 7 p.m., after the Pride March, not to enter an area closed to pedestrian traffic near the northeast corner of Washington and W. Houston Sts. But Shennah-Marie Cummings allegedly kept trying, and allegedly struck a police officer with a large plastic mug, cutting his upper lip. Cummings then allegedly resisted arrest by flailing her arms and twisting her body, according to a police report. She was arrested and charged with felony assault.
Knifepoint robbery
A 24-year-old man suspected he was being followed around 2:30 a.m. on Fri., June 26. When he turned around to check, a man around his same age asked him for money. He refused, but the other man continued to follow him. According to police, Jayquon Girdner, 24, then allegedly pulled out a knife in front of 82 Christopher St. and again demanded money. A police report did not state whether he got any, but police later caught up with him.
‘Booked’ for shoplifting
The alleged theft of an $8 notebook led to a felony charge for one local man. Police said Spencer Rotgans, 21, entered Blick Art Materials, at 21 E. 13th St., at about 2:45 p.m. on Mon., June 22, took a notebook from a shelf then and then stuffed it down his pants. A store employee attempted to stop him from leaving the premises but reportedly got a punch to the stomach for his efforts. Police soon arrived and arrested Rotgans. A search of his person allegedly revealed a used hypodermic needle. He was charged with felony robbery.
Le Souk glass attack
A champagne glass reportedly was an instrument of violence at Le Souk restaurant and lounge, at 510 LaGuardia Place. According to police, around 3 a.m. on Sun., June 28, John Doe, 41, attacked one man before moving onto another. The first victim, 30, was drinking, when for unknown reasons, the alleged perpetrator hit him with the glass on the right hand, causing a small cut and bruising.
Doe then allegedly hit another man, 41, on the face with the glass. This time the damage was much worse, causing multiple gashes requiring more than 50 stitches, police said. Doe was arrested and charged with felony assault.
Train chain swipe
On Sun., May 24, at 7:40 p.m., a 26-year-old woman was in the subway station at Canal and Lafayette Sts. when a man ran up to her and forcibly removed her chain from her neck, then fled the station, police said.
— Zach Williams and Lincoln Anderson
