iPhone muggers
Three men teamed up to allegedly rob a 30-year-old of a $400 iPhone 5 on Sun., May 24. The victim was walking to the subway at about 4:45 a.m. when he got jumped near the southeast corner of W. Fourth St. and Seventh Ave. South. He suffered multiple contusions and cuts to the face, which required treatment at the nearby Lenox Hill HealthPlex.
Police arrested three suspects, Andrew Robinson, 23; Steven Robinson, 22; and Dwayne Webster, 28, charging all three with felony robbery.
PATH to arrest
An ironic tattoo helped police track down a suspect who recognized an opportunity to steal when he saw one. A New Jersey man was waiting for the PATH train at W. 14th St. and Sixth Ave. just after 10 p.m. on Thurs., May 21, when someone removed his iPhone before fleeing. Video surveillance provided a description of the suspect, who had a clown face tattoo with the words: “Laugh Now, Cry Later.”
Divene Sanabria, 20, matched the description and was arrested by a responding unit. He copped to the crime by stating to police that, “Yeah, I took the phone. The guy was wasted,” according to a police report.
Sanabria promptly sold the phone to an unidentified individual on the street. No proceeds were recovered, police said. The homeless perpetrator was charged with felony grand larceny.
Loosie raid
Police executed a search warrant inside of 200 W. 14th St. on Wed., May 20. They found a quantity of Virginia tax-stamped cigarettes there and arrested Moussad Elgahmi, 20. The Yemen native was charged with misdemeanor possession and selling of unstamped cigarettes.
Baruch elevator rob
On Fri., May 8, around 1:30 a.m., three females followed a 34-year-old woman inside the lobby of 120 Columbia St. in the Baruch Houses, and continued to follow her inside the elevator. Once inside the elevator, they assaulted her while forcibly removing her earrings and bracelet, then fled to parts unknown, according to police. The victim refused medical attention.
The perpetrators were all described as Hispanic. One was about 5-feet-2 and 100 pounds, with brown eyes and long, brown curly hair. The second suspect was about 5-feet-5 and 135 pounds, in her early 20s, with brown eyes and long, brown curly hair. The third was about 5 feet tall, 120 pounds, also in her early 20s, with brown eyes and long, blonde hair. One woman wore a white hoodie and another wore a black hoodie with a large green Under Armour logo on the chest.
Anyone with information 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.
Laptop liquid hit
On Sat., May 16, around 3 a.m., according to police, a male entered the front door of 138 East Broadway, walked up to the second floor where a computer and Web design business is located and removed $50 in cash, head phones and poured an unknown liquid onto a laptop. The suspect then left the location.
The suspect is described as a young male Asian, wearing eyeglasses and holding a book bag.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Police Department’s Crime Stoppers Hotline. All tips are confidential.
Way too touchy
A Brazil native allegedly would not keep his hands off a female patron at the recently reopened Le Souk Harem, at 510 La Guardia Place. He reportedly grabbed a 24-year-old woman’s buttocks several times as she repeatedly told him to stop. She told him one last time to stop harassing her. The man allegedly then punched her in the face at about 4:35 a.m. on Sun., May 24.
The victim went outside and flagged down a police car. The man’s buddy then allegedly grabbed and interfered with two officers who were trying to arrest the groper, police said.
Nicholas Coelho was arrested and charged with obstruction of government administration. Wanderson Dasilva was charged with misdemeanor forcible touching.
Punchy pickpocket
A 25-year-old man enjoying a late-night snack in front of 72 Christopher St. felt a hand in his pocket on Wed., May 20, around 2:15 a.m. He turned around and saw that another man was trying to remove his wallet. But the pickpocket challenged his mark.
“You wanna fight for it?” the perpetrator reportedly asked. “I’ll f–k you up,” he added, according to a police report.
The perpetrator then began rummaging through the wallet before informing the victim, “I’m taking something from this.” He punched the victim when he tried to get his billfold back, the fled on foot.
Police arrived and arrested Brooklyn resident Hasson Woods, 23, charging him with felony robbery. The wallet, a MetroCard and $77 in cash were returned to the victim, police said.
— Zach Williams and Lincoln Anderson
