The Bronx
Police are on the hunt for four men wanted for attacking and robbing a food deliverer last month in Fordham Heights. Cops are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the men, who allegedly committed the crime at about 9 p.m. on Jan. 20. The thugs approached the 44-year-old deliveryman from behind in front of 2781 Grand Concourse and struck him on the back of his head with a bottle. They then removed the food and fled the scene. The victim refused medical attention.
A 64-year-old livery-cab driver told cops he was put in a headlock and robbed after picking up two men in Allerton a few blocks from Bronx Park on Friday, according to police sources. The driver, from Prestige Car Service, told cops one man tapped on his passenger-side window while the other got into the vehicle and grabbed him in a headlock at 2548 White Plains Road at about 2 a.m. The robbers stole his cellphone and fled, the driver explained. No weapons were displayed. The victim radioed his dispatcher, who called 911. The vehicle is equipped with a video surveillance system, though it is unclear if the perpetrators were caught on camera.
A 34-year-old man told cops a guy came to his apartment to buy pot and fired two gunshots at his door — but he was then arrested himself for criminal sale of marijuana after cops executed a search warrant, according to police sources. Police went to 2126 Tiebout Ave. in Fordham Heights and arrested Clayton Dixon on drug charges after finding 26 ounces of the drug in his apartment. James Osvaldo, 31, was also busted and charged with criminal sale of marijuana. It’s not clear who fired bullets into the door, but police found ballistic evidence, the sources said.
Brooklyn
Two robbers wearing masks threw a man into a minivan in the Flatlands on Tuesday at 10:30 p.m. and repeatedly stabbed him in the arms and legs, police said. Police learned of the attack when they responded to a call of shots fired in front of 1165 East 54th St. A witness told responding cops the unidentified victim was approached by two men in masks who displayed a gun and forced him into a minivan. The attackers removed an undetermined amount of cash, an iPhone and two debit cards from the man, who was dumped near East 39th and Foster Avenue. The victim’s status was not immediately clear.
Manhattan
A man was arrested after cops foiled a burglary attempt at a Washington Heights income-tax business, police sources said. The alarm was activated at Quisqueyana Income Tax on Friday at about 4 a.m. Officers who responded to the call at 552 W. 181st St. saw two men fleeing through a hole in the floor into the basement. The cops chased the crooks and caught Jose Jiminez, 20, in an alleyway out back, while the second perp was able to get away, police said. The store was ransacked, and cops found several tools around the safe, including a grinder and a hammer. Jiminez was charged with burglary, tampering with physical evidence, possession of burglary tools and criminal mischief. The store’s cameras were destroyed, cops said.
Cops are looking for two men wanted in connection with a grand-larceny pattern on the Upper East Side. The men attached a skimming device to an ATM located at the Green Gourmet Deli at 790 Lexington Ave. and used the information gathered to duplicate victims’ debit cards. The crooks then withdrew money from the accounts with the duplicated cards.
They swiped more than $8,500 between Dec. 4 and Dec. 8, cops said.
Queens
Two men forced their way into a Jamaica home Friday morning, struck a 38-year-old man in the head with a handgun and then chained his wrists and legs, police sources said. The home invasion happened at 94-29 Merrick Blvd. at about 2 a.m. The robbers stole $3,750 in cash, a cellphone and a laptop computer. The duo fled and the victim refused medical attention.
Staten Island
Police are seeking a man suspected of making a purchase with a stolen credit card in Stapleton. The thief was captured on surveillance camera using the 57-year-old victim’s credit card at Vanduzer Deli at 226 Van Duzer St. at 5 p.m. Tuesday, police said.