SEXUAL ABUSE: Assistance needed | The NYPD is asking the public’s assistance in identifying an individual connected with a sex abuse incident that occurred on Sun., Sept. 11. At about 1:35am, a 22-year-old woman, walking near E. 39th St. & Lexington Ave., approached the individual looking for directions to Penn Station. The man told her to follow him, and began to mislead her. Around the intersection of W. 15th St. & Fifth Ave., the man pushed the woman into a double phone booth, sexually abused her, and then fled in an unknown direction. The woman, not injured, was taken to Bellevue Hospital as a precaution. Police ask anyone with information to reach out to the Crime Stoppers hotline at 800-577-TIPS or nypdcrimestoppers.com.
CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF A FORGED INSTRUMENT: Mah wiiiife! | At about 11:30pm on Thurs., Sept. 8, an officer pulled over a BMW driver at the northeast corner of West & W. 20th Sts. Upon inspection, the officer found that the 49-year-old Manhattan man at the wheel was in possession of a forged 30-day Pennsylvania In-Transit plate (used to get recently purchased PA cars over state lines), as well as a gravity knife. “My wife bought the car,” he offered to the officer as a halfhearted explanation, throwing his spouse under the bus (while still not providing an excuse for his knife). Hopefully his wife both actually exists and has some bail money left over after her car purchase, as the man was arrested for his counterfeit credentials.
DWI: Wasted whizz-kid | A sense of stubbornness was not enough to absolve a drunk driver caught point blank with his actual pants down (not to mention his, uh, member, in his hand). At around 11:15pm on Thurs., Sept. 8, a police officer witnessed a man driving a 2011 Mazda pull into a no parking zone the 500 block of W. 42nd St. (btw. 10th & 11th Aves.). The man exited the vehicle, leaving the keys in the ignition and the engine running, and began to urinate behind the wheel of his car. When the officer approached the uneasy-on-his-feet individual and asked him what he was doing, he slurred, “I’m not doing anything,” as the strong odor of alcohol wafted from his person. The officer, unsurprisingly, was not convinced. The 30-year-old Queens man, however, refused to blow a breath test at the scene, nor at the Seventh Precinct IDTU room, where he was nonetheless taken after being arrested.
PETIT LARCENY: License lifter drives away | A 66-year-old Brooklyn man involved in an auto accident had the other party take his information — exceedingly literally, and to parts unknown. After a vehicular collision, the Brooklynite and his accidental companion seemed to make an amicable agreement to repair both vehicles. Things got complicated, however, when the two arrived at the auto repair shop (528 W. 39th St., btw. 10th & 11th Aves.) at around 2pm on Thurs., Sept. 8, and stared arguing. Apparently the disagreement was intense enough to cause the other party to take, and then drive off with the man’s driver’s license.
HARASSMENT: DM dummy | This week, one excessively invasive gentleman slid straight on through a woman’s DMs onto the radar of law enforcement — potentially landing him in some IRL trouble. After exchanging Instagram information with the suspect, a 26-year-old woman told police that the man tried to contact her multiple times through the photo-sharing app, sending her harassing messages that she never responded to. Unhappy with this radio silence, on Thurs., Sept. 8, the man called the woman’s modeling agency — claiming to be a rapper — and said he needed the object of his unwanted attention for a shoot. When, at around 5:30pm, she showed up at the location (Bryant Park, at the northwest corner of 10th Ave. & W. 42nd St.) and saw that it was, in fact, the thirsty thug that’d been bothering her, she immediately left. Though no threats were made, this escalation caused the woman to fear for her safety, and she filed a police report about the incident the next day.
—SEAN EGAN
THE 10th PRECINCT: Located at 230 W. 20th St. (btw. Seventh & Eighth Aves.). Commander: Capt. Paul Lanot. Main number: 212-741-8211. Community Affairs: 212-741-8226. Crime Prevention: 212-741-8226. Domestic Violence: 212-741-8216. Youth Officer: 212-741-8211. Auxiliary Coordinator: 212-924-3377. Detective Squad: 212-741-8245. The Community Council meets on the last Wed. of the month, 7pm, at the 10th Precinct or other locations to be announced. They are on hiatus until Sept. 28.
THE 13th PRECINCT: Located at 230 E. 21st St. (btw. Second & Third Aves.). Deputy Inspector: Brendan Timoney. Call 212-477-7411. Community Affairs: 212-477-7427. Crime Prevention: 212-477-7427. Domestic Violence: 212-477-3863. Youth Officer: 212-477-7411. Auxiliary Coordinator: 212-477-4380. Detective Squad: 212-477-7444. The Community Council meets on the third Tues. of the month, 6:30pm, at the 13th Precinct. They are on hiatus until Sept. 20.
CASH FOR GUNS | $100 cash will be given (no questions asked) for each handgun, assault weapon or sawed-off shotgun, up to a maximum payment of $300. Guns are accepted at any Police Precinct, PSA or Transit District.
