W. 4th bias assault
Police are looking for a burly, bald alleged bias attacker who violently shoved a man with his hair in a “man bun” in the Village, injuring him, last weekend.
According to police and reports, the perpetrator was driving when a 32-year-old man passed in front of his car at 170 W. Fourth St., between Jones and Cornelia St., on Sun., Oct. 2, around 5:33 p.m. The thug got out, yelled anti-gay remarks at him and pushed the victim from behind, causing him to fall and strike his head on a window frame of a commercial establishment.
The attacker fled the location. The victim was removed by E.M.S. ambulance to Beth Israel Hospital, where he was treated and released for a laceration to the head and complaint of pain.
The New York Police Department’s Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating the incident.
The suspect is described as Hispanic in his mid-20s, around 6 feet tall and 240 pounds, with a medium complexion, bald with a dark beard and tattoos on both forearms. He was last seen wearing a black short-sleeve T-shirt with a large image of a woman wearing sunglasses on the front, black pants and black sneakers.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Police Department’s Crime Stoppers Hotline, at 800-577-TIPS, or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). 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.
Subway slam
A 20-year-old man was waiting for an Uber cab in Hudson Square early one morning last month when another man rode up on a bike and demanded money from him, police said. The incident occurred on Sept. 22 at 3:40 a.m.
The victim refused the man and entered the subway at Varick and W. Houston Sts., with the mugger following behind him. The two engaged in a verbal dispute, and the suspect then threw the victim over the turnstile, breaking his arm. The attacker then fled. The victim went to Bellevue Hospital for his injury.
The suspect is described as 20 to 30 years old. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Crime Stoppers.
Hurls own dog
Police apprehended a man wanted for injuring a dog a month after the initial incident. On Sun., Sept. 4, at 3:50 in the morning, a man approached his divorced wife’s friend, who was in temporary custody of his dog, in front of 83 Christopher St. He proceeded to grab the pooch and throw it at his ex-wife’s vehicle, causing substantial injury to the animal, according to police. He then fled the location, but police arrested him a month later on Oct. 4.
Stephen J. Knight, 25, was charged with felony animal cruelty under New York’s Agriculture and Markets Laws.
Train tumult
A southbound A train departing W. Fourth St. was the scene of a tussle Thurs., Oct. 6, around 11 p.m., according to police. A man told cops that he got into a verbal altercation with another man over a seat. The second man then punched the victim in the face a few times, causing pain and swelling. While attempting to separate the victim from the assailant, one of the responding officers injured his left shoulder.
Dylan Mosley, 23, was arrested for misdemeanor assault.
Falucka fight
Friends reportedly turned into enemies at the Falucka Lounge, at 162 Bleecker St., early Wednesday morning. On Oct. 5 at 2:54 a.m., two male acquaintances got into an argument. One man struck the victim, causing physical injury, police said.
Emanuel Savarese, 44, was busted for misdemeanor assault.
— Emily Siegel
and Lincoln Anderson
