Woman in river
On Wed., Oct. 15, at around 5:22 p.m., police responded to a 911 call for a person in the water in the East River near Rutgers Slip on the Lower East Side. A craft from the New York Police Department’s Harbor unit responded and officers removed an unidentified female in her 40s from the water and transported her to Pier 16, at the South Street Seaport, where she was pronounced dead on arrival by E.M.S. medics The Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death. The investigation is ongoing.
B’way bank robbery
An unknown man robbed the Chase bank at 835 Broadway, at E. 13th St., on the afternoon of Mon., Oct. 6, police said. At about 3:22 p.m., the man passed a note to a 33-year-old bank teller stating that he had a firearm and wanted money. The teller complied and the perpetrator fled on foot with $4,740 in cash.
Police searched the surrounding area but did not locate a suspect. They said he wore gray clothes and sunglasses and is about 5 feet 9 inches tall and about 130 pounds, with curly hair and a light complexion. No age was given.
‘Mole man’ mystery
Police sent Bomb Squad unit members to Bar Pitti, at 268 Sixth Ave., after an unknown man wearing a black baseball cap sprung out of a sidewalk hatch and threw a smoke bomb at the place on Fri., Oct. 10, around 5 p.m. There were no reported injuries and the squad deemed the device inert after arriving on the scene.
As seen in a brief video clip posted on Gothamist, the suspect popped out of an M.T.A. subway emergency exit located in front of the bar, a few seconds later tossed the device — which spewed pink smoke — then ducked back into the subway system.
He remains at large. He is described as light-skinned with blond wavy hair, and about 20 years old. He is wanted for reckless endangerment, a felony.
According to news reports, a gate that should have been closed at the bottom of the emergency exit had been left open.
Brass bottle bash
John Doe, 24, allegedly struck another 24-year-old, from New Jersey, with a bottle at about 2 a.m. on Sat., Oct. 11, in front of the Brass Monkey bar, at 55 Little W. 12th St.
The victim suffered cuts to his face requiring stitches. Police arrested Doe, an Upper West Sider, following the incident and charged him with assault.
Where’s my wallet!
A Bronx man, 32, arrived at work on Oct. 9 at 81 Christopher St., and went to the basement to change, and left his wallet there. He returned at about 2 p.m. to find the billfold gone. The next day he filed a report at the Sixth Precinct stating the wallet contained $300, plus a MetroCard, gym pass and medical insurance information.
Rental car rage
A man arrived at National Car Rental, at 743 Broadway, on Oct. 6. just after 1 p.m., but was angered when employees told him he did not have an appropriate payment. According to a police report, the man said, “No one cares about my family?” then shattered a glass door with his foot. A security camera caught the incident, but the recording was not immediately available. Police said Kenneth Weliever remains at large and is wanted for criminal mischief, a misdemeanor.
Lipstick lifter
Store security at Rite Aid, at 501 Sixth Ave., caught a man, 47, stuffing his jeans with Revlon lipstick at about 2:30 p.m. on Mon., Oct. 13, police said. Police were called and arrested Vincent Groce, charging him with petty larceny, a misdemeanor. The lipsticks, valued at $110 total, were not recovered. The Rite Aid branch has been the victim of similar crimes recently, a report noted.
— Zach Williams
