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NYPD Daily Blotter

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Manhattan

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An Upper East Side resident was arrested for producing and possessing child pornography, authorities said.

Jonathan Bonauito, 32, allegedly directed and promoted a performance that included a sex act by a child younger than 17, court papers state.

He was busted after an undercover cop downloaded one of the disturbing images from the suspect’s IP address, according to the complaint.

Bonauito was arraigned Thursday, and bail was set at $5,000.

He was charged with one count of promoting child pornography, as well as 100 counts of possession of a sexual performance by a child under 17.

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A troubled teen was cuffed in connection with seven robberies in Harlem, authorities said.

Detectives nabbed José Matias, 16, Sunday after he allegedly pushed a victim to the ground and snatched $50 at about 3:20 p.m. on Feb 5 at 112th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, court papers state.

In January, he allegedly threw a victim against a car on the same street and took $25, records show.

He is believed to have first struck in November, when he brandished a knife and demanded cash from a man at 108th Street and Columbus Avenue, authorities said.

The victim said he had no money, and the suspect allegedly snarled and warned the guy to have money the next time, records show.

Matias was hit with seven counts of robbery, and one of attempted robbery.

Staten Island

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A motorist who allegedly admitted to heavy drinking was arrested in Mariners Harbor for drunken driving, authorities said.

Cops pulled over Lawrence Isler, 31, at about 10:45 p.m. Wednesday at Hooker Place and Morningstar Road.

“I might as well be an alcoholic. I had about six beers and a couple of shots of vodka,” Isler allegedly told police.

“I was going to my office. I drank at my office.”

He then allegedly refused to take a Breathalyzer and was charged with DWI, according to a spokesman for DA Daniel Donovan.

Brooklyn

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Two burglars stole a valuable religious object from a Borough Park home, police said.

Cops say the suspects pictured above walked through the front door of the residence on 46th Street near 17th Avenue at about 12:50 p.m. on Jan. 28, cops said.

According to police, they stole a silver box containing “etrog,” a symbolic fruit used in a Sukkot ritual.

The container is worth about $500, sources said.

The suspects were seen on video leaving with the stolen property, police said.

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A motorist told police that the driver of an Access-A-Ride van hit his car in South Slope and fled the scene, police sources said.

The victim said that at about 5:25 p.m. on Feb. 5, he was driving southbound on Fourth Avenue in the left lane near Prospect Avenue when he was sideswiped by the van in the center lane.

He said that while calling cops, he told the driver to stay on the scene, but the van sped off, sources added.

The Bronx

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The man who police suspect had a hand in the death of a Bronx baby was charged with attempted assault after he took a swing at a cop inside Jacobi Hospital, police said.

J.W. Hicks, 46, allegedly got into a fight with cops as they were investigating the death of 5-month-old Jacob Agusto Wednesday night.

Hicks was home alone with his girlfriend’s baby when the child suddenly went unconscious, cops said. The child’s mother, Ebony Agusto, returned to the Soundview apartment Wednesday afternoon and called 911.

The medical examiner will determine the cause of death. Hicks has not been charged in the death of the child.

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An angry customer attacked a burger-joint employee in Fordham, police said. Cops say the suspect pictured above walked into the Checkers outlet on East Fordham Road near Decatur Avenue at about 7:20 p.m. on Jan. 2, argued with employees, jumped the counter and punched and scratched the victim.

The suspect also damaged equipment and fled, cops added.

She has long black hair and was wearing tan boots and blue jeans.