Subway-push collar
Police have arrested a homeless man in the Mon., June 1, incident in the No. 6 train station at Lafayette and Bleecker Sts. when a transgender Uptown woman who goes by “Danny” was pushed onto the train tracks.
Rolan Reid, 32, was arrested and charged with second-degree attempted murder as a hate crime and assault as a hate crime and third-degree assault as a hate crime. In addition, he was also slapped with all of these charges but not as hate crimes.
Rape-attempt arrest
Police have made an arrest in an attempted rape that occurred in Gramercy on June 5, at 3:25 a.m. At that time, according to police, the suspect followed the victim, 25, into her apartment building and attempted to rape her in the lobby.
The victim was able to fight off the man, who then fled the scene. The victim refused medical attention at the scene. Police released surveillance video and images of the suspect.
On June 9, police reported that Dominique Brown, 20, of 2075 First Ave., had been arrested and charged with first-degree rape, second-degree burglary and sex abuse.
Police did not clarify why a press notice said he was charged with rape as opposed to attempted rape.
Crosswalk creep
Police said that on Mon., May 4, at around 8 p.m., a 24-year-old woman was walking in the crosswalk at the southeast corner of W. 14th St. and Fifth Ave. when an unidentified male grabbed her backside and walked away.
The suspect is described as a white male, with collar-length salt-and pepper-hair. He was last seen wearing a black jacket, black jeans, yellow work boots, eyeglasses and carrying an AND1 black-and-white book bag.
Police released a photo of the suspect taken by the victim with her cellphone. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Police Department’s Crime Stoppers Hotline, at 800-577-TIPS. Tips can also be submitted by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Web site, www.nypdcrimestoppers.com, or by texting them to 274637(CRIMES) and then entering TIP577. All tips are confidential.
Finger gun, boozy threat
Unsolicited advice was offered by a Brooklyn man to police after they stopped him for having an open container of alcohol inside Christopher Park at Sheridan Square, at Christopher St. and Seventh Ave. South.
He reportedly aimed an imaginary gun at the officers at about 8:20 p.m. on Sat., June 6. DeAnthony Nugent, 37, then told police that stopping people invited consequences, according to a police report.
“That’s why you motherf—ers get shot,” he said, adding, “I got that fire coming back with my little brother and I’m going to find you three.”
He was arrested shortly thereafter and charged with obstructing government administration, a misdemeanor.
Sixth Ave. groper
A Brooklyn man allegedly made unwanted sexual advances to a woman, 58, outside of 424 Sixth Ave., on Fri., June 5. Police said the woman then fled to the nearby Citarella grocery store just before 7:30 p.m. The perpetrator reportedly followed her inside, reached underneath her skirt and grabbed her buttocks with both hands. Police were called to the scene, where the victim identified him.
Police arrested Lesley Richard, 24, for forcible touching, a misdemeanor. A partially smoked joint was found in the possession of Richard, who had an open warrant for an unspecified crime, police said.
Shot to the schnoz
A 29-year-old homeless man reportedly punched an unidentified man in the nose on the sidewalk outside of 8 Christopher St. on Sat., June 6. Police could not say what sparked the assault, which erupted just after 8:30 p.m. The two men were not acquaintances, according to a police report. Officers responded to the scene and arrested Percy Hernandez for misdemeanor assault. Hernandez also had an active parole violation warrant.
License too ill
Police said they caught a Brooklyn man driving with a forged temporary New Jersey license plate on Wed., 3:30 a.m. He was busted outside of 77 Bleecker St. on felony charges of criminal possession of a forged instrument.
Agustin Torres, 29, was reportedly driving with a suspended New York State driver’s license in an uninsured and unregistered 2006 Chevy. He also had an active warrant for a prior unspecified crime.
Not very polished
A shoeshine man looking to make a buck was rebuffed by a man outside 108 McDougal St. The decliner then brandished a gravity knife at about 4:30 a.m. on Sat., June 6, according to police. Nearby officers on patrol observed the scuffle and arrested John Doe, 22, charging him with criminal possession of a weapon, a felony.
He allegedly flailed his arms while shouting, “Fight them brother! Fight them!” before spitting in the arresting officer’s face.
Two acquaintances, Vincent Servio, 21, and Mohamed Kaba, 20, were also present at the scene. Servio reportedly told police, “That’s my brother! What’s he under arrest for? I don’t give a f—.” Police said Kaba simply stated, “I didn’t do anything.” They were arrested as well and charged with unspecified charges.
— Chriss Williams and Lincoln Anderson
