Cops are looking for two men (one above) who robbed a convenience store in Mott Haven, authorities said.
Cops are looking for two men (one above) who robbed a convenience store in Mott Haven, authorities said.
Manhattan
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Two men were robbed while they were loading their car in Hamilton Heights, authorities said.
The victims were putting items into the vehicle on West 145th Street at around 4:30 p.m. Aug. 11 when two thieves approached and one of them pulled out a gun, cops said.
One thug stuck a gun into the back of a 34-year-old victim before going through his pockets and the trunk of the car, removing an iPhone, a digital camera and a pair of sneakers.
The unarmed accomplice then dug through the pockets of a 17-year-old victim, but removed no property, cops said.
Both thieves are described as being in their mid-20s weighing around 180 pounds.
Staten Island
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A West Brighton man who guzzled almost an entire six-pack of beer was busted after he smashed his car into a pole and told cops that he hadn’t had much to drink before getting behind the wheel, authorities said.
Roy Smith, 63, rammed his 2008 Hyundai Sonata into a pole at Greenleaf Avenue and Floyd Street at around 2:25 a.m. Saturday, a Criminal Court complaint charges.
Smith blew a .168 on a breath test, revealing a blood-alcohol level that was double the legal limit, sources said.
He admitted driving after downing five beers, according to law-enforcement sources.
Smith was charged with driving while intoxicated, according to a spokesman for Richmond County DA Dan Donovan.
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A Stapleton man slashed three of his neighbors in front of his house, authorities said.
Johnny Villaruel, 20, pulled a knife in his front yard at around midnight Saturday and slashed a woman and two men, a Criminal Court complaint charges.
The woman was slashed from her forehead to her lip while the two men had their ears slashed, documents state.
All three were taken to area hospitals for stitches to close their wounds, records show.
Villaruel was charged with seven counts of assault and one count of weapon possession.
The Bronx
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Cops are looking for two men who robbed a convenience store in Mott Haven, authorities said.
The thieves walked into the Hamood Tobacco and Candy Shop at around 9 a.m. Aug 11 and demanded that the clerk hand over cash, cops said.
The employee obliged, handing over $300 to the men, one of which was simulating having a gun.
On the way out, the thieves grabbed a set of Sony speakers off the wall before fleeing.
One of the men was last seen wearing a white T-shirt and dark-colored denim shorts.
The other was last seen wearing a green Yankees cap and dark jeans.
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A man armed with a gravity knife punched and robbed a woman of her cellphone in Mount Eden, authorities said.
Jorge Gonzalez, 48, shoved the victim at Grand Concourse and Mount Eden Parkway at around 12:15 a.m. last Wednesday, a Criminal Court complaint charges.
He then flicked the blade out of his knife, held it to the woman’s neck and said, “Give me the phone,” the court papers state.
The victim grabbed Gonzalez’s hand, but he punched her in the face, causing her to drop her phone as she fell, the records further say.
The woman suffered cuts and bruises.
When cops busted Gonzalez nearby and searched him, they found eight bags of heroin, the documents state.
He was charged with robbery, assault, menacing, petit larceny, possession of a controlled substance and harassment.
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Two thugs stole two iPhones at gunpoint in Morris Heights, authorities said.
Malik Williams, 22, and an unidentified accomplice walked up to the victim, pointed a gun and said, “Give me everything you got,” at around 10:50 a.m. July 14 on Popham Avenue near West 176th Street, a Criminal Court complaint charges.
Williams then reached into the victim’s pocket and removed the phones, before fleeing, the records claim.
He was charged with robbery, grand larceny, petit larceny, weapon possession and harassment.
Queens
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Two men were shot inside a Long Island City strip club yesterday morning, authorities said.
The victims were hanging out at the Infinity Club on 27th Street at around 3:20 a.m.,when a gunman opened fire, cops said.
One of the men was shot twice in the torso before getting into his car and driving to a gas station on Van Dam Street to call 911.
The other man, also shot in the torso, showed up at Brookdale Hospital hours later to be treated for minor injuries.
No arrests have been made.