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Luxury Store Robbed of $225,000 of Handbags The NYPD is searching for these men in connection with the theft of $225,000 in luxury handbags from a SoHo store. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein  Manhattan Voice February 23, 2024 MANHATTAN - A SoHo luxury handbag reseller was robbed of $225,000 worth of handbags during a night time burglary, cops said. At around 11 am on February 12, two men forced their way into Rebag at 390 West Broadway through a basement door. Cops said once inside, the men went upstairs to the display floor and started breaking into glass cases full of luxury handbags.  Cops said the thieves broke into multiple display cases and removed luxury handbags and watches valued at around $225,000. The NYPD released surveillance video of the suspects seen at the subway station at Fresh Pond Road and 60 Road in Queens. In the video one of the suspects is seen rolling a large piece of luggage on wheels. The first suspect is described as a male with a ligh...

Stuy Town Urinator Who Slashed  Man in Neck Busted - Cops Say The NYPD made an arrest in a slashing outside Stuy Town. Cops said the suspect attacked a man for yelling at him for urinating on a car. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein  Manhattan Voice February 23, 2024 MANHATTAN - Police arrested a suspect in the slashing of a Stuy Town man who tried to stop a man from urinating on a car. The NYPD announced the arrest of 32-year-old Roberto Ortiz from the Bowery. He was charged with attempted murder, assault, criminal possession of a weapon, criminal possession of a controlled substance and false personation. At around 5 pm on January 21, a 66-year-old man was in front of 404 East 14th Street outside Stuy Town. Cops said he witnessed a man urinating on a parked car and asked him to stop.  The urinator pulled out a box cutter and slashed the man in the neck causing massive bleeding, cops said. The victim was rushed by EMS to Mount Sinai Beth Israel where he is listed in critic...

Cops Look for Female Thieves Who Robbed Yoga Store, Attacked Workers The NYPD is searching for these women in connection with a robbery and assault inside a yoga store in the Flatiron District. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein  Manhattan Voice February 22, 2024  MANHATTAN - A pair of female shoplifters helped themselves to merchandise inside a high-end yoga store in the Flatiron District, the NYPD said.  At around 6:15 pm on February 6, two females walked into the Alo Yoga Store in the Flatiron District. Cops said the suspects started removing merchandise from the shelves and stuffing them in large black bags. When two female workers tried to stop them, the shoplifters pounced.  Cops said the robbers scratched the faces of the female employees ages 24 and 21.  The crooks then ran out of the store and fled southbound on 5th Avenue.  EMS treated the store employees at the scene.  The NYPD released surveillance video of the suspects from insi...

Crook Steals Bags of Uniforms Out of Truck in Stuy Town The NYPD is searching for a suspect wearing an 8 Ball jacket in connection with the robbery of uniforms and clothes from a delivery truck. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein  Manhattan Voice February 21, 2024 MANHATTAN - Cops are looking for an 8 Ball Jacket wearing crook who stole uniforms out of a delivery truck parked at Stuy Town. At around 12:40 pm on February 13, a delivery truck was parked in front of 405 East 14th Street in Stuy Town. Cops said a male hopped into the truck and removed bags of uniforms and clothing. The suspect jumped out of the truck with the bags and fled on foot.  The NYPD released surveillance video of the suspect which was captured at the 1st Avenue subway station. The suspect is described as a male with a dark complexion who is between the ages of 40 and 50. He was last seen wearing a multi-colored 8 Ball Jacket and a multi-colored hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans. Anyone with i...

Severed Leg Mystery Said to Belong to Jumper at Spring Street The NYPD believes the mystery of how a human leg ended up at at Bronx subway station has been solved. They believe it belongs to a jumper in SoHo. -File Photo By Dan Gesslein Manhattan Voice February 21, 2024 MANHATTAN - Police believe they may have solved the mystery of how a severed human leg ended up on subway tracks in the Bronx and it started all the way down on Spring Street, cops said.  Investigators believe the leg belongs to a man whose body was discovered days earlier at the Spring Street station. The severed leg was found 9 miles away in the Bronx five days later.  Cops theorize that the man fell or jumped onto the tracks at the Spring Street station on February 12. The body was discovered but the leg could not be found.  On February MTA workers removing snow from the tracks found the severed leg between the 167th and 170th Street subway stations of the Number 4 line in the Bronx.  ...

Cops Release Video of Slashing Suspect The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with slashing outside a Chelsea Chipotle. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein Manhattan Voice February 20, 2024 MANHATTAN - The NYPD released surveillance video of a man wanted in a slashing outside a Chipotle restaurant in Chelsea.  During the early morning hours of February 17, a group of four men got into an argument in front of 680 6th Avenue. The dispute died down until around 3:30 am when the groups started arguing with each other while waiting for a cab. The argument turned physical as both groups began throwing punches. Cops said one of the group walked up to a 26-year-old man, pulled out a knife and slashed the victim in the face, causing a massive laceration.  The slasher then fled on foot. Cops said the suspect was last seen entering Bounce Nightclub located at 55 West 21st Street.  EMS rushed the victim to Lenox Hill HealthPlex - Greenwich Village where he was tre...