Crime Watch

BY MARIA ROCHA-BUSCHEL

Woman arrested on drug charges Police arrested a 19-year-old woman for criminal possession of a controlled substance behind 305 West 25th St. Jan. 20 at 3:10 p.m. Police said that the suspect was smoking a joint in plain view while inside a playground. When she was searched, police found that she was in possession of a controlled substance.

Two arrested for breaking into carPolice arrested two 18-year-old men for breaking into a car in front of 452 West 19th St. Jan. 22 at 4:10 a.m. Police said that the two men were spotted breaking into a car and when they were searched, one was in possession of a gravity knife and the other suspect was in possession of a toy pistol. The imitation firearm was recovered from the floor of the patrol vehicle while the suspect was being transported to the precinct. Both men were charged with criminal possession of a weapon.

Men busted for stealing medicationTwo men got away with more than $400 worth of over-the-counter heartburn medication from the CVS at 81 Eighth Ave. Jan. 21 at 9:05 a.m. Police said that the men removed 20 boxes of Zantac, one box of Nexium, five boxes of Z Gard and 10 boxes of Zantic. The suspects reportedly hid the boxes inside their coats and fled the store, running towards Ninth Avenue.

Men arrested for drugs on West 27thPolice arrested a 25-year-old man and 26-year-old man for criminal possession of a controlled substance in front of 512 West 27th St. on Jan. 20 at 11:35 p.m. Police said that the men were in possession of alleged cocaine on a public sidewalk.

Four other men were arrested for criminal possession of a controlled substance down the block at 518 West 27th St. early the next morning. The four men, aged 34, 37, 31 and 32, were allegedly in possession of an unknown controlled substance in plain view on the sidewalk.

Man arrested for assaultPolice arrested a 45-year-old man for assault inside The Park NYC at 118 10th Ave. on Jan. 21 at 2:47 a.m. Police said that the suspect and victim, who didn’t know each other, got into an argument inside the men’s bathroom at the restaurant. The suspect struck the victim, who attempted to restrain him, but the suspect then bit the victim on the hand, causing bleeding and a cut.

Man nabbed for body wash and lotion theftPolice arrested a 49-year-old man for petit larceny inside the CVS at 81 Eighth Ave. on Jan. 21 at 9:50 a.m. Police said that the suspect removed 20 bottles of body wash and 10 bottles of lotion from the store shelves and attempted to leave without paying for the items.

Bag missing at 14th St. A/C/E stationA 20-year-old woman reported that her bag was taken from a bench at the 14th Street/Eighth Avenue A/C/E station on Jan. 15 between 3:45 and 4:25 p.m. The victim told police that she was inside the station sitting on a bench waiting for an uptown C train with her bag on the seat next to her. She said that when a train entered the station, she noticed a number of people also coming from the L train shuttle bus so she hurried off the bench and onto the arriving train. She told police that once the train started moving, she realized that she had left her bag on the bench on the platform and once she got to the 23rd Street station, looped back to 14th Street, but her bag was no longer there.