Manhattan
A suspect smashed a glass bottle over the head of a rival in West Harlem, authorities said. The foes squared off at St. Nicholas Avenue and West 141st Street at about 1:30 a.m. on July 28, cops said. As they brawled, the suspect broke the bottle over the 22-year-old victim’s head, leaving her with a deep scalp cut. She was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital in stable condition. The suspect was described as in her late 20s and wearing a red or pink bodysuit, cops said.
Queens
Cops are looking for a suspect who allegedly stole a woman’s purse at a Flushing Dunkin’ Donuts. The theft occurred at about 1 a.m. on July 15 at the DD at Kissena Boulevard and the Long Island Expressway, cops said. The thief entered and snatched the 30-year-old victim’s bag hanging off the back of her seat. The suspect was last seen wearing a black baseball cap, T-shirt and plaid shorts.
A thug robbed and assaulted a 14-year-old boy in Astoria, authorities said. The assailant approached the victim at Astoria Boulevard and 44th Street and socked him in the face, then swiped an iPhone and $7, police Âinvestigators said. Cops described the bearded crook as white, in his early 20s, 5-foot-6 and 150 pounds. He was last seen wearing a dark-colored shirt, white pants and black sneakers.
Two suspects are wanted for a string of early-morning muggings in Flushing and Murray Hill, cops said. The duo first struck at about 3:40 a.m. on July 14, taking a cellphone and wallet from an 18-year-old man at 41st Avenue and Parsons Boulevard, authorities said. The bandits sneaked up from behind, covered his eyes and pressed a hard object to his back and made off with the loot, cops said. On July 19, they targeted a 30-year-old man walking with his girlfriend at about 4:10 a.m. at Colden Street and Elder Avenue. They shocked the man in the back with an object that emitted an electrical current and tried to swipe the woman’s purse, but fled empty-handed, police said. The thugs struck again on Aug. 11 at 1:40 a.m. at Roosevelt Avenue and 147th Street. They walked up behind a 35-year-old man, shocked him in the back and made off with his wallet, officials said.
Cops are investigating the death of a 23-year-old woman whose body was found lying face up on a sidewalk in Bellerose Manor. The woman, whose name was not revealed, was found dead at 12:15 p.m. Thursday at 89th Avenue and the Cross Island Parkway. The body had no visible signs of trauma and criminality isn’t suspected. The city medical examiner will determine the cause of death.
The Bronx
A Greenwood Laundromat was robbed at gunpoint, cops said. A goon walked into the Arca Laundromat on Third Avenue at 3:10 a.m. last Saturday, pulled a gun and demanded that a 62-year-old male employee open the register, police said. The thug, described as Â5-foot-6 and 150 pounds, made off with an unknown sum of cash. He was last seen wearing a multicolored shirt and camouflage shorts.
Brooklyn
A thief held up a livery cabby in Williamsburg, cops said. The suspect hailed the cab on Bushwick Avenue at 9:30 p.m. Thursday, cops said. In the vehicle, he placed an object against the head of the 23-year-old driver, grabbed $150 and fled, Âpolice investigators said. Cops described the suspect as dark-skinned and in his 30s, 5-foot-11 and with a slim build. He was last seen wearing a black T-shirt, a gold necklace and black sneakers, sources said.
A city teacher was arrested in a shoplifting incident at a Century 21 department store in Bay Ridge, cops said. Veronica Slukhinsky, 48, a teacher at Ebbets Field Middle School in Crown Heights, was allegedly caught swiping merchandise in the store at 86th Street and Fifth Avenue. She was charged with petit larceny and criminal possession of stolen property, cops said.