Batty assault
Police seized a baseball bat after a man, 32, allegedly connected with a strong swing to the left temple of another man, 37. The bat bash followed trash talk between the two in front of 130 W. Third St. at about 4 a.m. on Tues., Sept. 16.
Police charged Stanley Sacarello with felony assault. The victim suffered a laceration, according to police.
Ain’t that the tooth
According to police, a man examined several stores on Fifth Ave. between 18th and 14th Sts. last Thursday before lifting four electric toothbrushes from a Rite Aid at 501 Sixth Ave.
At about 1:55 p.m. on Sept. 18, police stopped Michael Core, 49, and found he had no receipt for the toothbrushes but did have a box cutter in his right front pocket. He was charged with petty larceny, a misdemeanor, following the heist of $53 worth of dental merchandise.
Double-knife driver
Police observed a car being driven recklessly at about 12:20 a.m. on Sat., Sept. 20. The car was driving against traffic, failing to yield at an intersection and passing on the left.
As they were arresting the driver, at the southeast corner of W. 14th and Hudson Sts., police said, one officer spotted a large gravity knife in the man’s possession. The man said it was for self-protection.
During a search, police went on to find a second gravity knife in the right pants pocket of Arneil Jones, 44. He was charged with criminal possession of a weapon, a felony.
Bleecker St. groping
A man was charged with forcibly touching a 22-year-old woman in front of 158 Bleecker St., according to police.
Police say David Coleman, 36, slapped and squeezed the victim’s buttocks with both hands at about 3:55 a.m. on Fri., Sept. 19. He was charged with forcible touching, a misdemeanor.
Police said Coleman also had a quantity of cocaine in his possession at the time of his arrest, but he was not charged additionally for it.
Punched her in face
A woman, 29, was attacked in front of 70 W. Third St. on Thurs., Sept. 18, according to police.
At about 9:45 p.m., police say that Daniel McDonald, 30, grabbed the woman by the hair, lifting her from the ground. He then reportedly punched her in the face, after which she fell to the ground, suffering scrapes to a knee and swelling to her face.
The victim, however, refused to have photos taken of the injuries or make a written statement about the assault. A police report did not indicate how the man and the woman knew each other.
McDonald faces a misdemeanor assault charge.
— Zach Williams
