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ISSUE № 00260 — 10-20-26

BY: M.L. Nestel

Graphic by Melissa Eiler

⬛ MANHATTAN

▀ East Harlem: Fabulist Spits On Cop After Getting Face-Egged For Reporting Bogus Gun Threat Against Her Son 

A FRANTIC WOMAN begged cops to rush to her home fearing her son was going to be shot by a random assailant. 

The 46-year-old had been inside her home on Madison Avenue at around 11 p.m. on Aug. 27, according to the criminal complaint. 

When the fuzz reached the apartment — they discovered the mother, her 

son and daughter, 15 and 12, as well as her niece, 15, and nephew, 8, – all apparently safe and sound. 

The detail determined quickly that there gunslinger, specifically a woman “threatening to shoot her son” was the stuff of fiction. 

The cops then moved to take the woman into custody for dialing 911 to report a false incident. 

As they made their approach they asked if she was carrying any weapons. 

She reportedly replied that she “did not have anything on her."

Further, when she was ordered to surrender, the woman resisted by flailing her arms, tensing her body, and trying to avoid getting cuffed.

She also spit in the arresting cop’s mug. 

Charges were leveled on the woman for endangering the welfare of a child, resisting arrest, falsely reporting an incident, and aggravated harassment.

⬛ THE BRONX

▀ Eastchester: Shooter Netted Month After Hitting 3

AN EARLY MORNING standoff saw a triggerman blasting three people. 

The 48-year-old suspect was pinched on Sept. 21 for going postal on East 233rd Street early morning on Aug. 23. 

The maniac allegedly fired several rounds that struck three people: a 17-year-old boy took a shot to the back of the head, a 20-year-old woman took one sluf to the foot, and a 22-year-old man was hit in the chest. 

All but the teen were spared any mortal-threatening wound.

The teen was listed in critical condition after he was brought to be admitted at Bronx Care Health System.

The others were taken to Jacobi Medical Center. 

Once in custody, the suspect was formally charged with murder, manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon.

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⬛ BROOKLYN

▀ Bedford-Stuyvesant: Chain Choking, Bottle Bashing Goon Scores Peanuts From Mugging

A MONSTROUS WOMAN tried to choke and then crack the skull of the her target. 

The perp, 58, allegedly targeted a woman standing outside Nostrand and Putnam Avenues during the night  of Sept. 21, according to the criminal complaint.

It’s unclear what provoked the clash — but it appears the suspect attempted to grab the woman’s necklace and rip it away. 

And yet when it didn’t come undone, the perp used it to choke out the woman. And somehow while the victim was gasping for breath, her attacker found a glass bottle. 

And she used it to smash it over the head of the choked-out woman. 

After the bottle blow, the ghoul stole the necklace along with other items including her cell phone, an EBT card, and $60. 

Cops caught up to the heavy and slapped her with robbery, (with a dangerous instrument), assault, criminal obstruction of breathing, menacing (with a weapon), and criminal possession of stolen property.

⬛ QUEENS

▀ Flushing: Pickup Driver Fatally Clips Child Injures Strollering Nanny While Crossing Street

A HOPPED UP man motoring in a pickup struck an elderly woman and the child she was pushing in a stroller across the street. 

The child perished. 

The 69-year-old caregiver was with child when they were attempting to cross Murray Street at 32nd Avenue back on the morning of Oct. 11. 

Authorities ay the suspect was in a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado when it collided with the pair, and disregarded the street signs while allegedly being liquored up. 

Medics rushed both the nanny and the youth to a nearby hospital. WHile the nanny was stabilized, the child was pronounced dead. 

Despite the truck driver staying put at the scene — he was still taken into custody when officers arrived. 

He was hit with vehicular manslaughter, reckless driving, driving with ability impaired by drugs or alcohol, failure to yield to a pedestrian, and failure to stop at a stop sign.

⬛ STATEN ISLAND

▀ Brighton Heights: Moped Thief Nabbed For Shirking Helmet, Nixing Plates

THE GNAT-BRAINED DUNCE thought he could tool around in someone else’s scooter sans a helmet or plates. 

That scheme backfired. 

Quickly. 

Cops spotted the suspect freebirding on a stolen gray 2024 Fly Wing Zne along Corson and Westervelt Avenues at around 3 a.m. on April 19. 

Once stopped, arresting officers took the slippery on into custody and charged him with possession of stolen property, unauthorized use of a vehicle, and (would you believe it!) motorcycle helmets violation.

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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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