Little West foreplay
Police said two men engaged in a little obscene foreplay in front of 48 Little W. 12th St. on the morning of Sat., Oct. 25. About 3:15 a.m., Damien Smith, 25, had his underwear and trousers pulled down while Neil Blanket, 38, stroked and fondled Smith’s erect penis for all the world to see. They were nailed by police for public lewdness, a misdemeanor.
Water scuffle
Police were trying to arrest a black man over an allegedly stolen bottle of water last Friday when he reportedly resisted, injuring an officer, they said. Police said they observed the man in front of 175 Thompson St. with the bottle at about 1:35 a.m. on Oct. 24. When they tried to arrest him, he swung his arms, twisted his body and shoved a police lieutenant, who suffered an injury to his right hand, according to police. Officers managed to subdue Khalil McKenely, 22, and charged him with assault.
Tavern glass clash
A customer, 24, told police that he was assaulted by an employee at Arthur’s Tavern, at 57 Grove St. He said a bartender there threw a glass at him following a verbal dispute that occurred at about 1 a.m. on Fri., Oct. 24. The man suffered a laceration to the left side of his head, requiring stitches. Kirka Washington, 37, was charged with assault.
Repairman ruse
Police caught up on Mon., Oct. 27 with a man, 57, wanted for three confidence crimes earlier this year. The man’s routine consisted of going to a residence, claiming to be a repairman and then telling his victims that they needed to pay him first before he would make repairs, police say.
According to police, on Feb. 25 at about 4 p.m. the suspect showed up at at MessLook Hair and Spa, at 429 Broome St., and presented himself as an electrical repairman. He gave the business a repair estimate of $2,313, which he said Con Ed would reimburse. The business paid a Nino Montano with a check before he disappeared.
About two weeks later, he struck again, this time at Blind Tiger Ale House, at 281 Bleecker St. Arriving there at about 1 p.m. on March 10, he said that the manager had requested that he come fix an ice machine. He then pretended to repair it and received $310 as payment. However, the manager never requested such a service call and the machine was in perfect working condition. Once again, Nino Montano had swindled an unsuspecting local business.
About four months later, Montano went for the trifecta at Cho Cho San restaurant, at 15 W. Eighth St. He offered his services there at about 11 p.m. on July 17 to fix a gas leak for $3,750. Though the business paid him in full, he never returned to make the repair.
A police spokesperson said an ongoing investigation resulted in the suspect’s arrest on two charges of grand larceny, plus a misdemeanor charge of fraudulent accosting. His con spree also included at least two similar incidents in Midtown. The spokesperson said the defendant is a recidivist who has been arrested in the past under another name for unrelated charges. Whether his real name is Nino Montano could not yet be determined, police said.
‘Blood, sweat and bottle’
A dispute between two co-stars of the TV show “Blood, Sweat and Heels” aboard the swank Horn Blower Infinity party boat at Pier 40 in Hudson River Park left one of them with head and foot injuries. Police said Geneva Thomas, 31, a pop culture journalist, allegedly hit Melyssa Ford, 37, a model, with a vodka bottle around 9:15 p.m. on Tues., Oct. 21. The victim suffered a laceration and swelling to her head, as well as a cut on her right foot due to broken glass. Thomas faces a felony assault charge over the incident, which occurred near the northwest corner of the pier, at Houston and West Sts.
— Zach Williams
