Crime Watch
BY MARIA ROCHA-BUSCHEL
Failed dine-and-ditchPolice arrested a 33-year-old man for assault inside Triple Crown at 330 Seventh Ave. late on Jan. 5 after an attempted dine-and-ditch. A manager and waitress at the bar said that the man consumed about $60 worth of food and beverages but the waitress placed the check on the table, he attempted to leave without intending to pay. The waitress confronted him but he resisted and fled, causing minor injuries on her forearm. Bar staff then followed him to Penn Station, where he was detained by Amtrak police officers.
MEn busted ON cocaine CHARGESTwo men were arrested on charges criminal possession of a controlled substance at the northeast corner of Ninth Avenue and West 17th Street early on Jan. 7. Police said that the men, 33 and 36, were sniffing cocaine in public view on the sidewalk in public view.
Man arrested for damaging cab mirrorPolice arrested a 23-year-old man for criminal mischief at the southeast corner of Seventh Avenue and West 20th Street on Jan. 8 at 3:20 a.m. Police said that the suspect smacked a cab driver’s mirror while he was driving. The suspect was arrested after a short foot pursuit not far from where the incident occurred.
shoplifter caught in the actPolice arrested a 49-year-old man for attempting to shoplift a number of bottles of Dove body wash from the CVS Pharmacy at 272 Eighth Avenue on Jan. 6 at 2:50 p.m. A store manager told police that the suspect grabbed the bottles, put them inside a Starbucks bag and tried to leave without paying. The employee stopped him and he dropped the bag before fleeing. The suspect was charged with petit larceny.
Vaporizer stolenAn employee at New Jubilee Vape that a vaporizer was stolen from the shop at 219 West 14th St. on Jan. 6 at 5:40 p.m. He told police that he was showing the products to a customer when the man took the vaporizer and said that he wanted to show it to his girlfriend, but he instead ran out of the store, down West 14th Street towards Sixth Avenue. No arrests have been made.
Man nabbed for breaking doorPolice arrested a 33-year-old man for criminal mischief in front of the Lucky Strike bowling alley at 660 West 42nd Street on Jan. 6. Police said that the suspect kicked a side door to the bowling alley, breaking glass.
Holiday decorations burned A West 17th Street resident reported that holiday decorations on her door were damaged Jan. 5 sometime between 7 and 8 p.m. A neighbor alerted the resident of the burned decorations.