Candid crime camera
Police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect wanted for a stabbing in the East Village early on Sat., Nov. 1. At 1:30 a.m. that day, police said, the suspect got into a physical altercation with an unknown male in the rear of 141 E. 13th St. The victim, 41, started filming. The suspect then pulled out a knife and stabbed the victim in the torso. The suspect fled the scene. The victim was transported to Bellevue Hospital where he was treated and released.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Police Department’s Crime Stoppers Hotline, 800-577-TIPS. Tips can also be submitted by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Web site, www.nypdcrimestoppers.com, or texting to 274637 (CRIMES), then entering TIP577.
Underage and enraged
Two rowdy bar patrons staged a comeback after being ejected from the Village Lantern in the early morning of Sat., Nov. 1. They returned to the bar, at 162 Bleecker St., only to be thrown out again at about 1:15 a.m. This time, though, police say that Mohmed Khatari, 19, threw a bottle of Maker’s Mark whiskey, which struck a woman, 25, in the head. Police who arrived at the scene also checked out Khatari’s accomplice, Winston Johnson, 20, and reportedly found a set of plastic knuckles in his possession. Both men — who were underage to drink in the place — face felony assault charges.
VIP mayhem
A security guard at the VIP Room New York bar, at 409 W. 13th St., alerted police that he saw a man remove a cell phone from a patron early on Sat., Nov. 1. Police responded by about 2 a.m. and searched the suspect upon arrest, and found five more smart phones in his possession, one of which was later found legally to belong to the perpetrator. Police said they also found a stolen credit card on the man.
All the victims were either seated or standing around Aly Charles, 38 at the time of the incident. They all recovered their phones, cumulatively valued at $3,700. Charles was charged with grand larceny.
Separately, two days earlier, at about 2 a.m. on Thurs., Oct. 30, a man identifying himself as a New York Police Department officer attempted to enter VIP Room New York. He produced an ID card and detective shield, but a security guard told him that firearms are not allowed in the nightclub. The purported cop then placed the firearm in a vehicle. The security guard meanwhile alerted real police.
Officers arrived and confirmed that Gerard Farinon was not an N.Y.P.D. member, and that his credentials were forged. Farinon was charged with criminal impersonation of a police officer, a felony.
Hack attack
Five women attacked a cab driver in the West Village after he confronted them over their refusal to pay their fare, police said. Four of them exited his taxi in front of 613 Hudson St., near W. 12th St., at about 4 a.m. on Sun., Nov. 2. However they had no intention of paying. Another woman joined them as they struck the driver with their fists, legs, flowerpots, plants and an umbrella, police say. The hack suffered injuries to his fingers, face, ribs and legs, but the attackers were not done. They went after the vehicle’s windshield next, causing about $300 in damage.
Police arrested Britinee Russell, 23; Jessica Peters, 23; Rickeva Daley, 23; Brenda Edmond, 22, and Tiffany Thompson, 23. They were all charged with misdemeanor assault.
— Zach Williams
