Hit-and-run arrest
An arrest has been made in the hit-and-run that killed 33-year-old financier Doohee Cho as he was crossing Fifth Ave. near his home early Sunday morning, police said Tuesday.
The car’s driver was Macgyver Beltran, 25, of East New York, Brooklyn, according to police.
Cho, a vice president at GE Capital, was struck while crossing midblock between E. 15th and E. 16th Sts. at 3:15 a.m. He lived in a high-rise on the block.
He was taken to Bellevue Hospital with severe head trauma and died on Sunday.
On Monday, police released a surveillance video showing a white, 2014 four-door Chevrolet Impala sedan driving away from the fatal collision, heading down Fifth Ave., then quickly turning left onto 14th St.
A tip resulted in the arrest of Beltran, who was charged with leaving the scene of an accident involving death. The suspect was reportedly named after “Macgyver,” the late-1980s action-adventure TV series.
Thief singin’ the blues
A woman, 23, left her purse on top of the bar at Karaoke Boho, at 187 W. Fourth St., in the early hours of Wed., Sept. 24, and around 1:45 a.m., found that someone had taken it, police said.
When the perpetrator fled the place, a man, 29, pursued him. Police arrested Anthony Beacham, 33, after he was found in possession of the woman’s bag and credit cards. An Apple iPhone 4S valued at $200 was also in his possession, police say. Beacham faces a felony charge of grand larceny.
Spatula rampage
A guy allegedly went berserk inside Little Italy Pizza, at 122 University Place, around 3:35 a.m. on Thurs., Sept. 25, according to police.
Wielding a spatula, he reportedly attacked four men, ages 27, 28, 30 and 36. He then reportedly intentionally damaged items in the place in excess of $250. At least one victim was cut on the head and body, requiring stitches.
Mohammed Hardy, 28, faces four felony assault charges. Police did not say what the attacks’ motive was.
Leather collar
Police said a man lifted a $1,495 Vince brown shearling jacket from a fancy Meatpacking District boutique at 827 Washington St. shortly before 5:30 p.m. on Thurs., Sept. 25.
An employee, 22, followed the suspect after he left the store, and told police that the theft was caught on video.
Kai Chi Tuug, 26, was charged with felony grand larceny.
Sticky fingers
Police say a man picked a 43-year-old woman’s purse around 3:30 a.m. on Sat., Sept. 27, at Gaslight Cafe, at 400 W. 14th St.
Officers caught up with the alleged perpetrator several blocks away. He resisted the cops by pulling his arms away and refusing to put them behind his back.
Police said they found bank cards, a driver’s license and nearly $200 in U.S. and European Union cash. Teddy Toussaint, 28, was charged with grand larceny.
Although the victim’s credit cards were recovered, she canceled them anyway, police said.
Guitar picker
A man, 28, inside 119 MacDougal St. in the early morning of Sun., Sept. 28, left his guitar in its case outside, while keeping his eye on it, police said. It wasn’t clear whether he was sitting inside Caffe Reggio or waiting on line or eating inside Mamoun’s Falafel, which both share the address.
Just before 5 a.m., according to the report, another man came by, slung the guitar in its case over his shoulder and began walking away.
Two men, both 31, joined the victim in pursuing the “guitar picker,” and managed to hold him until police arrived and arrested him. Jhonathan Carmona, 21, was charged with grand larceny. The victim got his $2,500 guitar back, as well as the $50 case.
— Zach Williams and Lincoln Anderson
