Daily Archives: June 4, 2018

Man robbed three Chase banks

Bank robbery suspect

Police are looking for a man believed to have robbed three banks, one in Flatiron, one in Chelsea and another in midtown.

Police said on Monday, May 14 at about 9 a.m., the man strolled into a Chase Bank at 839 9th Avenue at West 55th Street and passed a note to the teller demanding cash. He got away with $1,000 before running west.

On Wednesday, May 23 at 11:35 a.m., he went to a Chase Bank at 162 Fifth Avenue at 21st Street and passed another demand note. The teller handed over some cash and the robber fled south on Fifth Avenue.

On Saturday, May 26 at 10:45 a.m. he went to a Chase branch at 611 Avenue of the Americas at West 18th Street and did the same thing. The teller turned over cash and the man fled.

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Cop recognized after homeless man charged with attacking woman on street

13th Precinct Deputy Inspector Steven Hellman, Executive Officer Ernesto Castro, Cop of the Month Officer Carilina Lugo and 13th Precinct Community Council President Frank Scala (Photo by Maria Rocha-Buschel)

By Maria Rocha-Buschel

Police officer Carilina Lugo was named Cop of the Month at the 13th precinct’s latest community council meeting on Tuesday, May 15 for catching a man who allegedly attacked a woman in an unprovoked assault.

“I don’t have one every month but it’s for those cops who go that little extra step,” Deputy Inspector Steven Hellman said of the award.

Hellman said that in the assault, the victim was walking down West 25th Street at the beginning of the month while drinking her coffee when 29-year-old Tyrel Henderson approached her and “knocked her out cold.”

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