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ISSUE № 00201 — 06-27-26
BY: M.L. Nestel
Graphic by Melissa Eiler
⬛ MANHATTAN
▀ East Harlem: Career Criminal Busted For Knife Stickup Score Of Woman’s C-Notes And Cell Phone
AT THIS POINT he should be a magna cum laude in larceny.
Only his getaway skills are lacking.
The 46-year-old ambushed a woman, 26, walking on Lexington Avenue off East 110th Street.
At around 3:30 a.m. on June 29, the suspect allegedly saw an opportunity and while brandishing a knife demanded the woman’s fanny pack.
He took possession of the satchel (containing $200 and her cell phone) and then just before he stole away he warned the victim to not call the cops.
Then he fled and the woman didn’t do as she was told.
She reached out to a unit and they canvassed the area and found her mugger close by the spot where the shakedown took place.
The officers captured him and found the stolen cash and phone.
Once under, they determined the perp racked up more than 30 busts (namely robbery dating back to 1995.
He was subsequently hit with robbery (using a dangerous instrument), grand larceny, and criminal possession of stolen property.
⬛ THE BRONX
▀ High Bridge/Mt. Eden/Concourse: Dominican Parade Gun Confiscation… 16 Of Them!
COPS WENT ON the offense – taking possession of all sorts of personal arms during the Bronx Dominican Day Parade and some ancillary efforts.
They tallied 16 guns off the street. One of them an assault rifle…
And there’s also the snapshot of the dip in the borough’s crime stats from 2025 to 2026:
Bronx is leading the crime drop in NYC with a 12% decline (13,434 v 15,208)
Murder down 13.5% (45 v 52)
Robbery down 17.1% (1,921 v 2,318)
Shootings down 3.9% (123 v 128)
Summer Violence Zones 5/4 through 6/30:
Bronx South total crime down 45.7% (138 v 254)
Bronx North total crime down 33.3% (130 v 195)
Bronx South shootings down 30% (7 v 10)
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⬛ BROOKLYN
▀ Sunset Park: Goon Caught Stiffing Tab After Chowing Down At Mexican Restaurant
A HUNGRY FREELOADED decided he was extra special and didn’t have to pay for his meal after he gorged himself.
Sometime around 2 p.m. on June 25, the 28-year-old was lunching at Maria’s Bistro Mexicano on 5th Avenue, the criminal complaint states.
The foodie fleecer allegedly ordered and feasted on grub at the eatery. The joint charges $16 for an order of guacamole and chips.
When the server brought him the bill for $74, the suspect refused to pay.
The restaurant staff reached out to the police and they arrived and took the dining deviant into custody.
He faces failure to pay based on stealth (dine and dash).
⬛ QUEENS
▀ Queens Village: Mental Patient Jailed For Decking Nurse During Meds Distribution
A KOOK KO’D a nurse.
The 18-year-old patient admitted at Creedmoor Psychiatric Center is facing criminal charges for inflicting a beatdown of a nurse.
It was around midnight when the nurse was making her rounds and doling out meds to the patients.
When it came time to offer the suspect’s dosage — he allegedly went berserk and unloaded a series of blows at the nurse’s face.
The attack had the woman seeing stars and suffering pain.
The suspect was formally brought up on multiple counts of assault.
⬛ STATEN ISLAND
▀ Chelsea: Perv Pinched (And Confessed) To Underskirting Woman At Burlington Coat Factory
A WOMAN FELT violated after a sleazebag took a snap of her.
The woman was inside a Burlington Coat Factory store on South Avenue back at around 12:45 p.m. on June 5.
The suspect allegedly followed the woman around the floor of the store and then at one point is said to have aimed his phone’s camera to take a photo “underneath her skirt,” according to the criminal complaint.
When he was brought to bear for the despicable act, he allegedly came clean.
In a one sentence confession the perp attested by name that he “took a picture of a woman underskirt.”
He now faces unlawful surveillance and harassment.
⬛ GOTHAM, INK.
▀ Outdoor Outspoken (New York, NY)
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▀ Pop Metal (New York, NY)
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⬛ WANTED V. NABBED
▀ Suspected Killer On Loose (Bay Ridge, NY)
▀ Zip Tie Robber Wanted (North Corona, NY)
⬛ EVIDENCE ART
▀ Gun Seized (Bronx, NY)
⬛ NYCTALGIA
▀ At The Ready (New York, NY)
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⬛ ET. AL
▀ Lane Changer (New York, NY)
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▀ Everything Seems Sideways (New York, NY)
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▀ PSA OF THE DAY: Don’t Bank On It! (New York, NY)
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▀ DR Parade Squabbles (New York, NY)
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▀ Not A Parade Float (New York, NY)
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▀ Times Square Squabblers (New York, NY)
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*When perusing The Blotter, know that arrests do not constitute guilt, and all suspects are innocent until proven guilty. Moreover, the reported items are merely a snapshot of a criminal matter – what is known at the time of publishing. In most cases, the persons arrested for breaking the law haven’t been convicted (yet). It’s also possible that the charges brought against them may be reduced or even withdrawn.
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