Manhattan
Two men were busted for using counterfeit bills in three Greenwich Village bars, police sources said. Joseph Fernandez, 21, and Eddie Ashley, 21, ordered drinks at 1849 Restaurant on Bleecker Street near Sullivan Street at 10 p.m. on March 6 and allegedly tried to pay with fake currency, sources said. When the bartender questioned them, they bolted out the door, sources said. Less than an hour later, they went into Carroll Place a few doors down and ordered two drinks each, a source said. They allegedly paid with the fake money and got real cash in return, sources said. They then went into the Red Lion, also on Bleecker Street, around 12:30 a.m. and allegedly paid admission with counterfeit money, sources said. They allegedly did the same thing at the coat check before the staff caught on, sources said. Police searched the men and allegedly found a stash of more fake bills, sources said. Fernandez and Ashley were charged with possession of forged instrument, petit larceny, and a misdemeanor for failing to pay.
A straphanger called police after seeing a man with a gun sleeping on a train in Greenwich Village, police sources said. Kenneth McIntosh, 27, was spotted on the A train at the West 4th Street station on March 14 at about 9 a.m., sources said. When cops arrived, the straphanger pointed him out and an officer drew his gun and pointed it at McIntosh, cops said. “People don’t move, get to the ground,” the officer said. McIntosh kneeled and was arrested. He was charged with criminal possession of a weapon.
The Bronx
A teen was robbed at gunpoint by three thugs in the lobby of a Tremont building, authorities said. Surveillance video shows the 16-year-old was waiting by the elevators in the building on Melrose Avenue near East 161st Street on March 9 at 3 p.m. when three other teenagers holding canes approached him, cops said. One mugger lifted his shirt, revealing a gun before taking the victim’s LG cellphone and $100 before fleeing with his cohorts, cops added.
Staten Island
A man was arrested with a loaded handgun and drugs outside of a house in Prince’s Bay, authorities said. John Lopez, 21, was in front of the home on Waterbury Avenue near Seguine Avenue on March 18 at about 10 p.m. when cops stopped him, according to a criminal complaint. Cops found a .22-caliber handgun with two rounds in the chamber in Lopez’s waistband and also confiscated three oxycodone pills, the complaint states. He was charged with criminal possession of a weapon, criminal possession of a controlled substance and possession of ammunition.
A Staten Island man was hit with drug possession charges and resisting arrest after refusing to pull over for cops and releasing his dog to attack arresting officers, according to a criminal complaint. Officers tried to pull over Miguel Delgado, 37, while he was driving a 2014 Ford Fusion on March 18 just before 3:30 p.m. at Olympia Boulevard and Hickory Avenue, the complaint states. Cops say Delgado blew through several stop signs and refused to stop for police, and eventually hopped out of the car at McFarland and Linwood avenues with what police sources said was a “large dog.” Delgado resisted officers when they tried to cuff him, and he released his dog, which lunged at cops, according to officials. Police say an officer on scene was able to restrain the dog, and cops cuffed Delgado after a brief struggle, during which cops say he flailed his arms and refused to be handcuffed. Cops allegedly found two baggies of crack cocaine in Delgado’s hand, according to law enforcement sources. Delgado was charged with assaulting a police officer, resisting arrest, aggravated unlicensed operation of a car, possession of a controlled substance and fleeing an officer in a motor vehicle, officials said.
An NYPD recruit was arrested Monday for threatening his girlfriend with a gun in New Dorp, authorities said. James Destasio, 24, was charged with menacing and criminal possession of a weapon for the incident Sunday at his home, according to police. Police didn’t confirm whether Destasio had a license for the weapon, but he had not yet been issued a service handgun, according to police sources. No injuries were reported, authorities said.