The Bronx
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Two men were busted trying to escape the botched burglary of a pizzeria in Bronxdale, authorities said.
Gregory Murdock, 20, and Johnathan Richards, 19, were allegedly part of a five-man crew that attempted to break into Pizza Express at 2125 White Plains Road at around 1:45 a.m. Feb. 6.
The thieves slinked into the rear of the property by slicing open a hole in a 7-foot-high chain-link fence topped with razor wire, cops said. Then, they ripped the wires out of the electrical box in an attempt to bypass a security alarm, cops added.
The hoods also damaged an air-conditioning unit and twisted the metal bars covering a window, cops said.
Murdock and Richards were collared by responding officers and charged with attempted burglary, criminal trespass and possession of burglar’s tools after a bolt-cutter was found at the scene.
Brooklyn
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A 21-year-old ex-con was shot dead and another man wounded when gunfire erupted in East Flatbush, police said.
Patrick Mondesir was blasted multiple times at around 9:17 p.m. Saturday on the corner of East 54th Street and Church Avenue.
Mondesir, who served two years in prison for hindering prosecution and attempted robbery, later died at Kings County Hospital.
A second victim, who also is 21 years old, is recovering at Kings County from wounds to his arm and torso, police added.
It’s unclear what sparked the deadly gunplay.
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Detectives tracked down the two armed bandits wanted for knocking off a crowded beauty salon in East Flatbush, authorities said.
Jonathan Lalsa, 23, and Lorenzo Scott, 21, were charged with robbery, grand larceny and weapons possession for the Dec. 30 holdup of Dominican Unisex Beauty Salon on Glenwood Road, cops said.
During the caper, the gunmen allegedly barged in waving firearms and screamed for everyone to get on the ground. They fled with credit cards, wallets, cellphones and cash, among other items, cops added.
The victims identified the suspects from NYPD photo arrays, and Lalsa was nabbed Thursday, cops said.
Scott had been previously picked up Jan. 6.
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Authorities are on the lookout for a police impersonator and would-be thief who posed as a cop investigating counterfeit cash in Greenpoint.
Larry Thomas, 41, allegedly displayed a police-type shield and told an 81-year-old woman he was a cop when he approached her on the street.
He somehow conned the victim into taking him to her home, where he showed her pictures of a man he claimed was a wanted suspect, cops said.
He then asked to inspect some cash to ensure it wasn’t fake, cops added. But before the victim handed over any bills, her daughter asked Thomas for ID, and the spooked flimflam man fled.
He was last seen driving away in a white Ford sedan with New Jersey plates.
Staten Island
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Cop found 68 grams of khat — a popular Middle Eastern drug that is chewed — during a car stop in Port Richmond, authorities said.
Abdulwahed Alhakeem, 30, was arrested at around 12:25 a.m. Thursday after officers pulled him over at the corner of Harrison and Port Richmond avenues and uncovered a large plastic bag of the leafy narcotic in a rear seat, court papers state.
Alhakeem was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance.
Manhattan
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Police are hunting for the four burglars who broke into a bowling alley in Harlem.
The suspects slipped into Harlem Lanes on Seventh Avenue just before midnight Feb. 7 and swiped an undisclosed amount of cash from the register.
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A madman attacked two detectives in the Village, authorities said.
The NYPD lawmen, ages 47 and 44, were working on Carmine Street at around 11:10 p.m. Wednesday when the suspect began acting in a disorderly way, cops said.
When the detectives announced that they were police officers, the perp allegedly punched one in the face before injuring the other’s left hand while resisting arrest.
The detectives were treated at New York Downtown Hospital, and the crazed assailant, who would give his name only as Patrick, was taken to Bellevue Hospital for psychiatric evaluation, cops added.
