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NYPD Daily Blotter

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Manhattan

Cops are hunting the two muggers pictured here who allegedly assaulted and robbed a man in Central Park.

The bandits attacked the victim at 6:15 a.m. Wednesday near 110th Street and Fifth Avenue, knocking him to the ground and grabbing his iPad.

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A brutish SoHo hotel bar patron smashed a foe in the face with a champagne flute, authorities said.

Bryan Brooks, 36, allegedly hit the 27-year-old victim at the Thom Bar in the Thompson Hotel at 2:45 a.m. Sunday.

Doctors needed 60 stitches and 15 staples to close the victim’s wounds.

Brooks was arrested the next day. According to police records, his rap sheet also lists an April 3 bust for drunken driving.

Staten Island

An ex-con from Stapleton who was charged with brutally killing his wife’s Jack Russell terrier is now accused of threatening to have her killed if she testifies against him, authorities said.

According to court papers, Nashbert Smith, 28, called wife Diamond, 32, on June 16 at 12:24 p.m. to say he would have his relatives come after her if she didn’t stay silent.

On June 1, the woman witnessed Smith slamming her dog, Lady, against the walls of their Park Hill pad because the 5-year-old pup had defecated on the floor, cops said.

He was rearrested Wednesday and charged with intimidating a victim/witness, criminal contempt and aggravated harassment, said a spokesman for DA Daniel Donovan.

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He was caught black-handed!

A graffiti vandal was busted for leaving his tag on an outside wall of the Kmart in New Dorp, authorities said.

According to court papers, a cop spotted Dominick Caravella, 29, using black spray paint to tag the side of the store at 2660 Hylan Boulevard at 9 p.m. Tuesday.

The officer also found Caravella’s fresh work on several nearby businesses, said cops, adding that the suspect even shows off similar tags on his Facebook page.

Caravella was charged with seven counts of making graffiti.

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So much for a clean break.

A Great Kills man wanted for harassing his ex-girlfriend squirted bathroom cleaner at detectives who came to arrest him, authorities said.

John Galizia, 33, accosted, cursed and yelled at his former lover on June 3 as she was walking with the couple’s child near Willowbrook Park, court papers state.

When Warrants Squad detectives arrived at Galizia’s home at 6:50 a.m. Wednesday, he allegedly squirted the cleaner in their faces.

He was charged with assault, reckless endangerment and resisting arrest.

Queens

Police are hunting a creep who sexually abused a teenager in Astoria, cops said.

The portly suspect, whom cops describe as a 35-year-old Hispanic man, allegedly groped a young woman on June 7.

He was seen on surveillance video in a white, short-sleeve shirt, black pants, black shoes and sunglasses.

The Bronx

Police are asking the public’s help in identifying and tracking down a man wanted for questioning in a Fordham Manor murder.

Julio Rodriguez, 25, was fatally shot twice on April 27 less than two blocks from his home on West 192nd Street near Aqueduct Avenue.

The suspected killer was seen on a security camera sprinting near the scene with a gun in his hand.

The victim had a long rap sheet, cops said.