Mass-transit medley
According to police, on Mon., June 23, at 12:34 p.m., officers observed William Perry, 30, riding a Citi Bike on the sidewalk on Bedford St. and Seventh Ave.
Upon further investigation, it was determined that Perry was “not in lawful possession” of the bike, according to the police report. When approached by police, however, he fled into the subway at Christopher St. and Seventh Ave. South, allegedly jumping a turnstile and running down the platform.
Perry was seen jumping down onto the tracks, before crossing over and climbing a ladder onto the other side.
A passerby then notified police that the man had gotten onto an M.T.A. bus heading down Seventh Ave. South. Police found and stopped the bus, and arrested Perry for felony criminal possession of stolen property.
Hot wheels
While running a car’s licence plate through his scanner on Tues., June 17, a traffic agent came across a car that was reported stolen from Yonkers.
The car was pulled over at 3 p.m., on W. 14th St., and police questioned Derrick Williams, 54, and Isreal Robinson, 22. An officer spoke with the car’s owner and verified that it was being used illegally.
One of the men admitted “that he did drive the vehicle,” and without permission, according to the police report.
The two men were charged with criminal possession of stolen property, a felony.
Teen robbing team
A 17-year-old and an accomplice Thomas Pino, 19, were charged for grand larceny on June 19.
The 17-year-old — whose name was withheld due to his age — “acting in concert” with another unidentified accomplice, according to police, snatched an iPhone 5S, a Kate Spade wallet and a Coach keychain from a female victim, 20, in front of 54 W. 14th St. at 11:15 p.m. The phone was worth $600 the wallet, $170, and the keychain, $180.
The accomplice, Pino, then reportedly met him at a different location, where he allegedly “gave him his shirt” to disguise the other’s appearance, according to reports.
Several witnesses observed and took photos of the clothing exchange, and police quickly arrived on the scene to take the two youths into custody.
A “show-up” was conducted with the victim and witnesses, and the robber was picked out of the lineup. The victim’s cell phone was recovered from the juvenile’s back pocket.
Citi Bike kicks
Police were informed by a witness at 12:30 a.m. on Tues., June 17, that a teen was observed illegally removing Citi Bikes from their docking stations.
The youth, 16 — whose name was not released by police due to his age — was seen by a female witness, 24, in front of 224 W. Fourth St., reportedly removing two bikes by kicking the locked tires until they came loose and causing damage to the docking stations. He was seen giving the bikes out to accomplices Mario Jiminez, 18, and a female, 17, whose name was also not released due to her age.
When police arrived, Jiminez and the female fled the scene, but eventually were caught. Reportedly, they both flailed their arms and refused to put their hands behind their back while being arrested, but apparently were not charged with resisting arrest.
The three youths were charged with felony grand larceny, and the two stolen Citi Bikes, valued at $1,200 each, were recovered.
Trailer bash
Five people were arrested last Thurs., June 19, for breaking into a construction site trailer in the West Village and remaining there overnight.
Brian Cowan, 22; Alexis Moreno, 19; Dominic Logue, 21; Aaron Prince, 24, and an underage female, 17, reportedly broke into the locked trailer — owned by a trailer rental company, Cassone — by breaking a side window, causing over $250 in damage.
The five perpetrators then remained inside the commercial trailer, located in the courtyard of a residential building at 155 Bank St., before they were apprehended by police at 4:10 a.m. They were charged with a felony for forced entry and burglary.
Swiper and sleeper
Also last Thursday, police in the subway station at Eighth Ave. and W. 14th St. reportedly observed Arnulfo Teapila Garcia, 38, stealing $26 from a sleeping man on the platform.
The victim, 25, had his wallet removed from his front left pants pocket while sleeping on a platform bench at 5:40 a.m. Garcia removed the $26, before throwing the billfold onto the platform and walking away.
He was arrested for grand larceny, a felony, and the stolen money was recovered from his pocket. Police apprehended him without incident, but did find that he had a previously open warrant.
— Sergei Klebnikov
