The Bronx
Two teens assaulted a police officer in a Parkchester subway station after the cop caught them jumping the turnstile, then managed to get away, authorities said.
The uniformed cop was on duty when he spotted Travis Johnson, 19, and Dasia White, 18, beating subway fares at the East 177th Street/Parkchester station on the No. 6 line on March 7 at about 11:45 p.m., police said.
When the officer asked the teens for ID, they bolted, but the cop caught up with the duo and tried to arrest them, officials said.
Johnson slugged the officer, while his gal pal jumped on the officer’s back, authorities said.
The pair managed to knock the officer to the ground before fleeing, police said.
The cop was treated for bruises and swelling on his face, authorities added.
Johnson is about 5 feet 7 and 170 pounds.
A man slashed a romantic rival’s face with a box cutter on a Van Nest subway platform, police said.
Lorenzo Lawson, 50, didn’t say a word as he approached the 45-year-old victim on the northbound platform of the East 180th Street station on the 2/5 line Monday at about 9:45 a.m., authorities said.
The attacker allegedly took the blade and cut the man’s face several times before fleeing, cops said.
The victim was treated for his wounds, authorities added.
Lawson is dating the victim’s ex-wife and the two men have been arguing over her, police sources said.
He was arrested and charged with two counts of felony assault.
A teen has been charged with trying to hold up a Kennedy Fried Chicken in Morrisania with two pals, authorities said.
Ismael Melendez, 17, and two unidentified accomplices went to the fast-food joint on East 169th Street, near Washington Avenue, on Jan. 25 at about 1 a.m., a Criminal Court complaint charges.
Melendez was wearing a red mask and green hoodie when he walked into the restaurant, placed what appeared to be a black handgun through the opening and shouted, “Give me the money!” the documents state.
His friends were waiting outside, but all three would-be robbers were scared off when the manager and another worker ran toward the back of the store, authorities said.
When cops arrested Melendez and questioned the teen, he allegedly said, “My iPhone was taken out of my hands while I was walking so I needed money for a new phone.
“So, I tried to rob 482 East 169th Street, K.F.C. with a BB-gun.”
Melendez was charged with attempted robbery, criminal possession of a weapon, petit larceny and attempted possession of stolen property.
Manhattan
A man used a stolen debit card to withdraw $1,000 from a Midtown bank ATM, police said.
The suspect went to the Bank of America on Broadway near West 53rd Street on March 8 at about 2:15 a.m., entered a PIN that he had somehow obtained and scored $1,000 from the ATM, cops said.
The suspect fled after his image was captured on video surveillance cameras, according to police.
He was last seen wearing a gray shirt with the number 49 on it.
Staten Island
Two thieves bought a chair at the Staples in Dongan Hills and walked out with nearly $2,000 worth of goods they had shoved into the box that was holding the office furniture, police said.
The men went to the store on Feb. 7 at about 7 p.m. and took $1,768 worth of iPhone cases, iPad cases and HP toners and hid them in a box holding an inexpensive office chair, cops said.
They paid for the chair and walked out, authorities said.
One of the suspects is about 25 years old, 5 feet 11 and 210 pounds. He was last seen wearing a red baseball hat, a blue jacket and tan pants.
The second suspect is about 30 years old, 5 feet 7, 180 pounds and was last seen wearing glasses, a green sweatshirt, blue jeans and tan boots, according to police.