POLICE BLOTTER Meatpacking punch Police said that on Sat., Nov. 7, in front of 18 Little W. 12th St., at 3 a.m., a fight broke out between two men, and that one of them drew blood after slugging his rival in the face. Police said the victim, 25, was drunk and uncooperative, but eventually settled down and was taken for medical treatment of swelling and a bloody mouth. Luis Santiago, 35, was arrested a week later for misdemeanor assault.
Down goes club thief Two witnesses thwarted an alleged attempt to steal a purse from inside 244 W. 14th St., the Up&Down nightclub, the former Nell’s, on Fri., Nov. 13. Police said that a man grabbed an unattended purse at about 2 a.m. and attempted to leave the premises. His hoped-for haul included a $1,500 Chanel purse, credit cards, $300 iPhone earbuds and $120 cash. Police arrived and arrested Taquan Martinez, 25, charging him with felony grand larceny.
Pizzeria slice Heated words left a 41-year-old man with a sliced face inside Karavas Pizza ’n’ Pita at 72 Christopher St. on Fri., Nov. 13. The victim was arguing with another man, who whipped out a box cutter and slashed his adversary’s face at about 3:45 a.m., police said. Bertrum Harvey, 34, then reportedly handed the box cutter to Renee Francis, 37, for safekeeping. Police arrested both Harvey and Francis for criminal weapon possession, and also charged Harvey with felony assault.
I woodn’t do that... N.Y.U. security was confronted by a man wielding a big piece of wood on Fri., Nov. 13, around 1:20 p.m. A police report did not state how the incident began or if the wood wielder had any particular motive. But the perpetrator picked up the stick and then threw it in the direction of four security agents at 31 Washington Place, police said. No in-
juries were reported, but the security officers felt threatened by the man. Tucket Mowatt, 30, was arrested by police and charged with criminal possession of a weapon, the piece of wood.
L.E.S. rape arrest Police made an arrest early on the morning of Sat., Nov. 14, in connection with a Lower East Side rape pattern the previous Thursday. Robert Bowie, 20, of 1459 Wythe Place, in the Bronx, was collared by police and slapped with multiple charges, including rape, sex abuse, criminal sex act, coercion, burglary and robbery. According to police, the suspect attempted to rape two women before raping a Baruch Houses resident, all within three hours on the same day. It started before daybreak, at 5:40 a.m. on Nov. 12 with the man following the first victim, a 33-year-old woman, into her apartment building on James St. in Chinatown, police said. He grabbed her, then attempted to both rape and rob her. She was able to fight him off and he fled. At 7:40 a.m., the same suspect allegedly followed a woman, 24, into her building on Broome St. on the Lower East Side, police said. He grabbed her by her shoulders and stole her identification. She screamed and he fled. In both incidents, the women reported no injuries. Next, at 8:45 a.m. the same morning, the man entered the Baruch Houses on the Lower East Side, according to police. A woman, 40, noticed the suspect in the stairway and he started talking to her. While they spoke, he forced her into her apartment and raped her, then fled, according to police. She was taken to a local hospital where she was treated and released. The Baruch building’s front-door lock reportedly had been broken for weeks, and residents had long complained that it kept breaking. After the Nov. 12 incident, New York City Housing Authority workers showed up and spent several hours repairing the lock, according to CBS news.
Zach Williams and Dusica Sue Malesevic
REFLECTIONS
OF EDGAR ALLAN POE Friday, December 4, 2015 at 6:00 pm NYU School of Law, Furman Hall 245 Sullivan Street, Room 216 (between West 3rd and Washington Square South)
Lois Rakoff, Community Director of the Poe Room, and NYU present “Reflections of Edgar Allan Poe.” Join local artists and members of the community for an evening of entertainment that will illuminate Poe’s work and legacy through a variety of creative works. A reception will follow in the Poe Room. “Reflections of Edgar Allan Poe” is free and open to the public and an RSVP is required. RSVP today at www.nyu.edu/nyu-in-nyc or call 212-998-2400. Community members and NYU come together and partner on the Poe Room event each fall and spring.
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