Metro

Daily Blotter

Manhattan

A police officer was injured during a scuffle at the Port Authority Bus Terminal, authorities said.

The PAPD cop spotted Pablo Sanchez, 33, loitering in a closed-off boarding area at around 1:30 a.m. Saturday and approached him, police said.

The officer asked Sanchez to move to an open area, at which point Sanchez allegedly became combative.

When the cop tried to forcibly remove him, Sanchez began to struggle.

The officer suffered a broken wrist while cuffing the suspect.

Sanchez was charged with disorderly conduct, trespassing, resisting arrest and assaulting a police officer, according to a PAPD spokesman.


The Bronx

A man was found shot to death in his Wakefield apartment after friends and family grew concerned when they were unable to reach him for more than a day, police said.

Friends discovered the body of Jercar Brooks, 36, in his 233rd Street apartment at around 8:30 p.m. Friday.

Police said Brooks had been shot twice in the torso.

Investigators collected surveillance video from the building and found that Brooks had entered on Thursday with another man.


Queens

A cat burglar is wanted for breaking into an Astoria home and stealing cash, authorities said.

The thief climbed through a rear window at around 9:30 p.m. on Jan. 4 and began looking for valuables, cops said.

He walked out with about $800.


A band of cellphone thieves has been robbing riders on the J train, authorities said.

The three thugs first struck at the 104th Street station when they approached a 22-year-old man and punched him in the face, then took his phone at around 2 a.m. on Jan. 9, cops said.

They struck again on Jan. 12, this time robbing a 22-year-old woman of her phone at the 121st Street station at around 6:30 p.m.

They then targeted a 26-year-old woman at the 111th Street station, snatching a phone from her hand as she was using it at around 10:30 p.m. on Jan. 16.


Brooklyn

Three gangbangers are wanted for robbing a teenager in Sunset Park after asking him about his gang affiliation.

The 15-year-old victim was walking near Seventh Avenue and 44th Street at around 6:30 p.m. Monday when a bunch of teens walked up and asked if “he’s Blood,” according to police.

The thugs then held the boy down and took his cash and iPhone.