Queens
A man shot up a bar in Rosedale after employees turned him away, cops said. The hot-tempered patron tried to get into Sports Mania Bar on 243rd Street near Caney Road on Monday at about 2:50 a.m. But when workers refused to let him in, he pulled a gun and fired several shots into the front of the bar, cops said. He then fled south on 243rd Street in a white sedan. Despite the hail of bullets, no injuries were reported. Police described the suspect as between 30 and 40 years old, about 6 feet tall and 200 pounds. He was caught on surveillance camera wearing light pants, a dark coat, and a black knit hat.
Staten Island
Four crooks stole a safe containing $19,150 from a Bloomfield amusement park, police sources said. Surveillance video shows the thieves were fully covered up when they went to Fly High Amusement Park at 501 Industrial Road at about 2 a.m. Monday and boosted the safe, the sources said.
Brooklyn
These three men are wanted for stealing over-the-counter drugs from a Greenpoint CVS store, authorities said. The trio targeted the pharmacy at 859 Manhattan Ave. at 2:50 p.m. on Jan. 31, according to police. They shoved an undetermined amount of medicines into their pants and walked out. All three suspects are believed to be about 25 years old and about 5-foot-8.
A man smashed an angel statue outside a Williamsburg church, cops said. The vandal was caught on surveillance camera in the courtyard of Our Lady of Consolation Church, on Metropolitan Avenue around 3:50 a.m. on Feb. 2. The video footage shows him approaching the $500 statue and knocking it to the ground, where it shatters. Police said the vandal was a bearded man in a dark hoodie and a ski cap.
One man was killed and another critically injured following a shooting on a residential street in East Flatbush, cops said. Authorities responded to 219 E. 56th Street Monday at 6:50 p.m. and discovered Gary Walker, 33, of Crown Heights with a bullet wound to the head. He was taken to Brookdale Hospital, where he was declared dead. A 31-year-old man was shot once in the back. He also was taken to Brookdale and is expected to survive, officials said. No suspects have yet been identified, said law-enforcement authorities.
An MTA worker was arrested after he punched a traffic agent who ticketed his car in Williamsburg, authorities said. Moises Gonzalez, 53, saw the agent standing next to his car parked at the corner of Broadway and Havemeyer Street writing out the ticket on Jan. 29. Gonzalez walked up and started arguing with the man before punching him in the face, police said. He was arrested and charged with assault, authorities said.
Police are looking for a thug who punched a Williamsburg bartender and then took her purse. The suspect entered Bushwick Country Club, a Grand Street nightspot, around 4 a.m. on Feb. 8, cops said. He then struck the bartender and made off with her pocketbook.The victim refused medical attention and was not seriously injured, according to police. The suspect is described as a black-haired man in his late 20s, about 5-foot-11 and 230 pounds. Security footage shows him in a gray jacket and gray pants.
Bronx
A suspect is wanted for breaking into an Allerton home and stealing around $1,700 in cash, authorities said. The theft happened sometime between Jan. 29 and Feb. 1 when the homeowner was out of town. Surveillance video shows the suspect creeping around the Tenbroeck Avenue home before entering through a window and then slipping out.
Manhattan
Two thugs shot a man with a pellet gun in Harlem early Tuesday, police said. The victim was sitting on a bench at the Ralph J. Rangel houses near the Harlem River Drive when the suspects approached and engaged him in conversation at about 2:30 a.m., police said. One of the men then pulled out the gun and blasted the man several times, causing minor injuries to his face, cops said.