The brazen bank robber pictured above claimed to be packing heat as he robbed a branch in Queens Village, police said.
The Bronx
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A thug is wanted for mugging a 54-year-old woman in University Heights, police said.
The hood placed the victim (face hidden above) in the hallway of a Monroe Avenue building at about 10:40 a.m. on May 19, then ran off with her purse.
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Police collared two of three crooks wanted for robbing a livery-cab driver in Williamsbridge, authorities said.
Peter Drysdale, 20, Timothy Jones, 18, and an unidentified accomplice had hailed the car for a trip to East 228th Street and Laconia Avenue at 3:55 a.m. Sunday, then allegedly pulled a knife and took the victim’s wallet.
Drysdale and Jones were arrested Wednesday, police said.
A cohort is still on the loose.
Manhattan
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A booze-loving burglar broke into a swanky SoHo hot spot to stock up on top-shelf liquor, authorities said.
Demarest Flowers, 30, targeted Aquagrill on Spring Street on May 23 and again at around 8 a.m. this past Sunday, court records state.
Cops said that when apprehended, Flowers confessed and was charged with two counts of burglary.
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A shoplifter was busted trying to pilfer a pricey purse from an Upper East Side store, authorities said.
Dimitri Daniels, 35, grabbed a $3,000 bag from Barneys on Madison Avenue at around 3:30 p.m. Sunday but was stopped by a security guard while trying to leave without paying, court papers state.
Brooklyn
A mugger wielding a glass shard stole an iPhone in Fort Greene, cops said.
The thug initially asked the 29-year-old victim for the time on Greene Avenue near Fulton Street at about 2 a.m. Saturday, but then menaced him with the shard and snarled, “Give me your phone,” cops added.
Queens
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An Elmhurst tot is fighting for life after her father violently shook her in a fit of rage, authorities said.
Israel Garcia, 27, allegedly shook his 2-month-old daughter when she began crying Monday in their home on 41st Avenue near Warren Street, according to DA Richard Brown.
Garcia tried to revive the child after she stopped breathing and went limp, cops said.
He called 911, and the child is now in very critical condition at New York University Hospital with severe brain injuries and broken ribs, cops said.
Garcia admitted that he shook the infant in early May and thought he may have injured her ribs, but hadn’t told anyone, court records show.
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A minivan fatally struck a motorcyclist yesterday in Elmhurst, police said.
The 27-year-old victim was riding a Yamaha on Astoria Boulevard at about 6:45 a.m. when a Dodge Caravan driven by an 18-year-old driver rear-ended him, cops said.
The motorcyclist, whose identity wasn’t immediately released, was pronounced dead at Elmhurst Hospital.
The driver stayed on the scene, and no criminality is suspected.
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A brazen bank robber claimed to be packing heat as he robbed a branch in Queens Village, police said.
The suspect entered the HSBC branch on Hillside Avenue at around 11:50 a.m. last Friday and passed a demand note, in which he claimed he had a gun in his possession, cops said.
The bandit, wearing white gloves with blue palms, fled with an undisclosed sum of cash.
A crazed patron at an Oakwood diner bit off part of a foe’s ear, authorities said yesterday.
Nicholas Cacace, 35, and a woman got into an argument over what station to tune the TV in Mike’s Oakwood Diner on Amboy Road at around 2 p.m. Wednesday, court records show.
Cacace headed outside and the woman’s friend, Thomas Tomasello, stormed out behind him, law-enforcement sources said.
Tomasello, 52, then punched the victim in the face and bit off part of his ear, law-enforcement sources said.
“That’s right, a 52-year-old beat your ass up,” Tomasello boasted after the gruesome attack, according to police.
Cacace was rushed to a hospital, while Tomasello was charged with assault.
