Crime Watch

BY JERRY DANZIG

April GhoulA 63-year-old man was slashed in a robbery attempt on the early morning of April 1, police said. The man was exiting the Chambers Street station at the corners of Vesey and Church Streets when he was approached from behind by an unknown man who said, “Give me your money!” The victim replied that he had no money, at which the perpetrator cut his face with an unknown object, cutting on the right side of his face. The slasher then fled in an unknown direction. The victim was treated at his place of work on Vesey Street and refused additional medical treatment. Police searched the area but could not locate the slasher.

DemotedA fight between two promoters resulted in an arrest. At 4 a.m. on April 2, a 26-year-old male promoter inside the Haus Nightclub at 285 West Broadway was punched in the face by another promoter, who was identified only as a 26-year-old male. The victim left to alert security when the attacker, later identified as Harvinder Ramoutar, hit him from behind, causing the victim to put his assailant in a headlock. Ramoutar then bit the victim on the stomach and pulled his bracelet off his left wrist. The item stolen was a Louis Vuitton bracelet valued at $500. Police later arrested Ramoutar and charged him with robbery.

restaurant burglarized A burglar hit a restaurant late at night recently. At 9 a.m. on April 3, a woman arrived to work at the Estancia 460 restaurant at 460 Greenwich St., only to discover that the back window to the kitchen was open and several items missing. A cash register drawer had been pried open, and the cash and an iPod were missing. Additional items had disappeared from the downstairs office along with cash removed from an unlocked lockbox. The property stolen included $1,586 in cash, an iPad worth $500, an iPod valued at $200, and a Mac laptop priced at $1,600, making a total haul of $3,886.

Ice PickpocketAt 3:10 p.m. on March 29, a 32-year-old Brooklyn woman was standing in line waiting to get ice from an ice machine in the Dona Bella Pizza shop at 154 Church St., when an unknown person bumped into her. Moments later, she noticed that her wallet was no longer in her jacket pocket. She reported missing a black Chanel wallet valued at $1,000, $305 in cash, a Social Security card, a New York driver’s license, an insurance card, and several credit cards. She subsequently canceled her credit cards.

No AffinityOne bicyclist might want to consider renting Citi Bikes. At 5:20 p.m. on March 29, a man locked his bicycle to a bike rack in front of 199 Chambers St. When he returned at 6:50 p.m., his bicycle and lock had been stolen. The stolen two-wheeler was an Affinity cycle valued at $1,205, along with a Bell lock worth $20, making a total of $1,225.