Bus pop
Police said that a woman who got on a bus in front of 250 W. 14th St. on Fri., Oct. 9, around 10:30 a.m., went berserk.
The flipped-out fare allegedly threw an unknown object at the bus driver and then punched him at about 10:30 a.m. The 49-year-old driver reported some pain but no major injuries, according to a police report.
Angelique Mejias, 37, of Brooklyn was arrested and charged with felony assault.
Cooper crook
On Wed., Sept. 30, around 10:30 a.m., a man broke through a deadbolt lock and gained access to the roof of 110 W. 14th St., police said. Once on the roof, the suspect removed 20 pounds of copper wire and two copper grounding plates valued at a total of $900 from a Verizon cellular tower at the location.
The suspect, who was last seen wearing a white hard hat, a dark T-shirt with a large, bright red or orange Nike swoosh mark on the front, tan pants and white footwear, fled to parts unknown.
Surveillance photos of the suspect were taken from the Verizon cellular tower.
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.
Standard surveillance
A man entered a gated area at the Standard Hotel and began peering into a nearby residence with a telescope on Fri., Oct. 9, around 11 p.m.
A police officer observed the man’s activities for several minutes before confronting him at about 11 p.m. The suspect did not offer a convincing reason for why he was looking at the apartment from the hotel, which is located on Washington St. between Little W. 12th and 13th Sts., according to a police report.
Police arrested Nazario Arines, 46, and charged him with unlawful surveillance, a felony.
Macdougal melee
A brawl in front of 109 Macdougal St. left a man and a police officer with injuries. Several people attacked the unknown man at about 4 a.m. on Sun., Oct. 11, according to police. Once police arrived to break things up, one man kept on fighting.
The man allegedly elbowed an officer in the face, causing a laceration requiring four stitches below the cop’s right eye. Chad Carwell, 24, of the Bronx, was arrested and charged with felony assault.
Lie really bombed
A woman called 911 on Sat., Oct. 10, to try to speed up a police response to a lost purse. She first told an emergency dispatcher that there was a family dispute, then upped the ante by stating that a bomb might blow up at the Gansevoort Hotel, at 18 Ninth Ave. Police arrived at the Meatpacking hot spot just before midnight and determined that the bomb scare was unfounded.
Upstate resident Lisa Ruberto, 26, was charged with reckless endangerment, a misdemeanor.
— Zach Williams
