Pickpocket’s plaint
A pickpocket in the Meatpacking District picked one pocket too many when a female patron caught him just after midnight on Thurs., June 11. Police soon arrived at Cielo nightclub, at 18 Little W. 12th St. But the suspect, Raul Silva Jr., 52, claimed that the matter was a misunderstanding.
“I found that s— on the floor. I gave the lady her phone. She buggin’,” he said of the 43-year-old woman’s possessions.
However, four additional patrons soon noticed that they too were missing personal items. Police said they found a Samsung notebook computer, a 14-karat gold crucifix, car keys, two iPhones, a wallet, New York State identification cards and $40 cash in Silva’s front pants pockets. The purported loot was valued at a total of $2,740. Silva was arrested and charged with grand larceny, a felony.
Unclear window smash
Police arrested a 35-year-old Manhattan man outside of Employees Only, the late-night restaurant and bar located at 510 Hudson St. Staff accused Blake Campbell of breaking a front window at about 3:30 a.m. on Wed., June 10, with an unknown implement. He was charged with criminal mischief, a misdemeanor. Police did not disclose more information about the incident.
‘Think I’m scared?”
Police made an arrest at 83 Washington Place on Fri., June 12, around noon after a 21-year-old mother feared for her family’s safety.
The victim reported her boyfriend had been “pushing and shaking” her inside the apartment she shares with the couple’s two young children. Robert O’Conner, 23, reportedly grabbed a kitchen knife, slammed it into the microwave to break off the blade and held it against his neck, asking the woman, “Do you think I’m scared?”
The victim stated to police that O’Conner — a resident of Rochelle Park, N.J. — proceeded to throw food from the refrigerator as well as smash photo frames. The woman’s 68-year-old uncle and her children were in the residence at the time.
O’Conner, who has a forearm tattoo which reads “Family,” was arrested for menacing, a misdemeanor.
Fast-food attack
A Manhattan man, 27, was caught off guard on Sun., June 14, when he was assaulted by two men outside the McDonald’s at 208 Varick St., near Houston St., around 3:30 a.m. The assailants used an unidentified “deadly instrument” to overpower the victim, causing substantial physical harm, police said.
Dijon J. Frasier 27, and Tonye Vickers, 31, both of Manhattan were arrested and charged with felony assault. They did not know the victim personally, according to police. Police did not provide more information on the assault’s motive and the victim’s condition.
— Chriss Williams
