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THE BLOTTER
ISSUE № 0071 — 02-23-26
BY: M.L. Nestel
Illustration by Rob Weiss
The Blotter.* A roundup of happenings in Gotham’s mean streets (and from time to time the tri-state region). Each item provides a staticky glimpse into the sleepless city’s peripheral misdemeanors, felonies, and misadventures.
⬛ MANHATTAN
▀ Harlem: Knife-Toting Brute Belts ‘Give Me Your Money’ At Seafood Joint Before Yanking Tip Jar
HE WASN’T PROVISIONING for a clambake.
A cash-strapped sap entered a seafood eatery and made a stern ultimatum.
“Give me your money,” the 48-year-old groused.
He allegedly entered the Seafood Market located on Lenox Boulevard and West 133rd Street at around 3:15 p.m. on Jan. 7, the criminal complaint states.
A worker, 35, at the eatery wasn unmoved by the threat.
So when the suspect was denied his demand — he snatched the tip jar; which had $40 in it.
But the worker muscled it away.
And won out.
Cops popped him nearby, but couldn’t find the knife.
Authorities leveled robbery (with a dangerous instrument) charges at the seafood snooker.
The suspect turned out to be a fugitive involving a Dec. 21 petit larceny. And that charge was also added to the pile.
⬛ THE BRONX
▀ Crotona Park: Heated Spat Ends With A Pounding and Eye Spitting
A RAGING WOMAN clashing with another turned physical.
The 43-year-old woman was inside her Clinton Avenue apartment off East 175th Street back on the morning of Dec. 2.
Authorities say the conversation turned especially duff.
That prompted things to graduate to physical.
Multiple punches landed on the rival.
Then the accused decided to add a little insult by spitting into the eye of the already pummeled victim.
Cops picked up the woman and she was brought up for both assault and harassment.
⬛ BROOKLYN
▀ Bedford Stuyvesant: Wallet Thieving Ruffians Tag-Team Victim
A PAIR SPIT venomous and actual spit at their prey.
At around 9 p.m. on Dec. 18, two women, 51 and 29, cornered the victim while walking along Gates Avenue near Stuyvesant Avenue.
Hard words were exchanged, followed by the women slugging and also scratching the victim several times in the face.
They proceeded to pick the punched-out victim’s wallet.
Each suspect kept out of the law’s reach for some time. But on Jan. 13, each was fingered for the mugging.
The perps were hit with robbery (with a gun) grand larceny from a person, menacing, criminal possession of stolen property, and criminal possession of a weapon (with intent to use).
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⬛ QUEENS
▀ Jamaica: Ex-Con Caught Littering And Spitting — Popped With Stolen Loaded Pistol
HIS WRETCHED ANTICS drew dismay by the police. Then he had to answer for the piece.
The 28-year-old was blasting music on the corner of Parsons Boulevard and Archer Avenue back on the evening of Jan. 4.
Cops were treated to the man’s unsanctioned DJ, saw him litter and when he was approached — spit on the ground.
When the officers record-checked the suspect, they determined the felon, who did a stint for robbery in 2020, was taken into custody.
Upon searching his bag, the officers discovered a Taurus 740 slim .40 caliber semi-automatic pistol and a magazine containing six rounds of 40 caliber ammo.
The gun was reported stolen out of Atlanta, Georgia.
Pressed about the gun’s provenance, the accused dodged, telling them, “I found that bag in Brooklyn.”
The finders-keepers claim didn’t wash. Authorities booked him on weapons possession, littering, and disorderly conduct (unreasonable noise).
⬛ STATEN ISLAND
▀ Arrochar: Bad Ex Busted For Kicking Cop Car Seats
A REJECTED ROMEO was most displeased with being wrangled.
A 33-year-old messed up big time when he allegedly kept texting his former galpal — who he was formally prohibited by a judge from contacting.
Cops scooped the untethered bleeding heart into custody on McClean Avenue off Lilly Pond Road on the morning of Jan. 14.
While traveling to get the booking business the suspect kicked the front seats several times, causing hundreds worth of damages.
The car blowup added criminal mischief and disorderly conduct to his already violation of an order of a protection woes.
⬛ NYCTALGIC
▀ East 2nd Street between Avenues A & B (East Village, NY)
Credit: Brian Rose
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⬛ ET. AL
▀ Target Terrorizer (New York, NY)
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▀ Duel In Spanish Harlem (New York, NY)
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▀ Courier Dishes Beatdown V. Cyclist On Train (New York, NY)
TWO MEN DID the tango aboard a subway — supposedly the barefoot bicyclist bumped into the uniformed courier (a cursory search shows it’s a water delivery service). The courier handled him.
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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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