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Bagman Busted for Slugging Senior in Face

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Arrest in Attack on Elderly Woman on Upper West Side The NYPD has announced the arrest of a suspect in the assault on a 77-year-old woman on the Upper West Side. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein  Manhattan Voice September 24, 2024 Follow @x MANHATTAN - Cops say they arrested the “bagman” who slugged a 77-year-old woman in the face during a random attack on the Upper West Side. Police arrested 37-year-old Anthony Melendez on September 19. The Brooklyn resident was charged with second degree assault. At around 2 pm on September 13, a 77-year-old woman was standing in front of a building at 27 West 72nd Street. Cops said a young man walked up to her and, without saying a word, punched the elderly woman in the left eye.  The victim was treated at a local hospital and released. The NYPD released surveillance video of the suspect. The alleged attacker was seen on camera holding a clear plastic bag of clothes and pulling a small, wheeled suitcase behind him. No motive ...

Stuy Town Stabbing

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Bumped Walking on Street,Stabbed in Back The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with a stabbing at the Stuy Town subway station. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein  Manhattan Voice September 23, 2024 Follow @x MANHATTAN - It’s getting violent to even walk down the streets in the city. The NYPD are looking for two men in separate attacks in which the victim was bumped on the street. In one case the victim was stabbed in the back. The first attack occurred Friday outside Stuy Town. At around 8:45 pm on September 20, a 29-year-old male was walking down the subway staircase at the 1st Avenue and 14th Street station.  The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with an assault in the Flatiron District. -Photo by NYPD Cops said the victim bumped into a man on the stairs. Cops said the man turned around and began arguing with the victim. The man then pulled out a knife and stabbed the victim in the back. The attacker ran off. EMS rushed the victim to Bellevue ...

Homeless Man Gropes 74-Year-Old Woman in Her Home

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Cops ID Elderly Groper The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with a sexual assault on an elderly woman in Upper Manhattan. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein Manhattan Voice February 29, 2024 MANHATTAN - A homeless man groped a 74-year-old woman inside her apartment in Upper Manhattan, cops said.  Click to see More... The NYPD have identified 64-year-old Aldred Eaddy as the suspect and are asking for the public’s help in catching him. Cops released Eaddy’s previous mugshot and said he is homeless.  At around 8 pm on January 31, the 74-year-old woman was returning to her apartment in the vicinity of Broadway and West 142 Street in Hamilton Heights. Cops said the suspect followed the victim into her building and to her apartment door. He then pushed his way into the victim’s apartment and groped the elderly woman, cops said. The suspect was last seen fleeing the building on foot.  Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYP...

Flash Mob Robs SoHo North Face Store Two Days in a Row

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Best Dressed Shoplifting Gang Struck Same North Face Store Twice The NYPD is searching for a number of suspects who robbed a Soho North Face store two days in a row. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein Manhattan Voice February 28, 2024 MANHATTAN - A flash mob struck a Soho North Face store twice and cops believe the crooks wore the evidence in the getaway.  The NYPD released subway surveillance video which showed a group of at least six individuals, both male and female, walking through the turnstiles with the brand new North Face jackets. Cops said these are the same people who struck the same Soho store two days in a row last month.  The first robbery took place at around 3 pm on January 8 at the North Face store at 584 Broadway. Cops said a group walked into the store, took coats off the racks and fled with the handsfull of merchandise. The NYPD said the coats are valued at $2,700.   The NYPD is searching for at least 11 people wanted in connection the robbery of a ...

Quick Change Artist Robs Bank on Lower East Side

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‘Clownish’ Dressed Crook Robs Bank of $5K The NYPD is searching for a man who robbed a bank on the Lower East Side. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein Manhattan Voice February 27, 2024  MANHATTAN - Low-profile was not this bank robber’s MO. Cops are looking for a suspect who wore an oversized track suit and a large yellow knit cap to rob a Lower East Side bank and then ditched the disguised in the getaway. At around 3:30 pm on January 30, the suspect walked into the Wells Fargo Bank on Clinton Street. Cops said the suspect passed a note to the teller demanding cash.  The bank employee handed the masked man $5,000 in cash and he fled the bank.  Cops released before and after surveillance videos. In the first set of photos the suspect was seen walking into the bank with his oversized track suit, knit cap and an empty white plastic bag.  In the next video the suspect is seen walking away from the scene without the jacket to the track suit and without the knit ...

Female Bashed in Head with Baseball Bat in Chelsea

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Random Attacker Bashes Victim in Head The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with a random attack in Chelsea in which a woman was bashed in the back of the head with a baseball bat. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein  Manhattan Voice February 26, 2024 MANHATTAN - A woman was bashed in the head with a baseball bat during a random attack in Chelsea, cops said. At around 10 pm on February 8, a 25-year-old woman was walking in front of a Fed Ex store at 229 7th Avenue. Cops said an unknown man ran up behind her and hit her in the back of the head with a baseball bat. The victim fell to the ground and the attacker ran away. EMS rushed the victim to Lenox Hill Hospital where she was listed in stable condition. 

Broke Crooks Used Stolen Debit Card for McDonald’s

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McD’s Craving Crooks Used Stolen Debit Card to   Pay for Big Mac The NYPD is searching for this woman in connection with the unauthorized use of a stolen debit card. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein  Manhattan Voice February 24, 2024 MANHATTAN - A pair of crooks who stole a handbag used the owner’s debit card at a Union Square McDonalds, cops said. At around 2:20 am on February 17, cops said a handbag left unattended in Times Square was found by two suspects. The suspects took the handbag and went to a McDonald’s on East 14th Street. Cops said the suspects pulled a debit card out of the stolen handbag and used it to purchase a meal off the McD’s illuminated menu board .  The NYPD released surveillance video of the suspects taken at the 1st Avenue and East 20th Street subway station at 3 am.  The suspect captured on surveillance video is described as a female with a light complexion and long blonde hair. She was last seen wearing a black jacket, black skirt and black b...
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