Assaulted for sneakers A violent robber was collared in Tribeca early on Sun., Oct. 14 after he allegedly beat up a man and stole his sneakers. Ryan Hopson, 28, attacked the 30-year-old victim on West Broadway near White Street around 3 a.m., police said. While the victim was on the ground, Hopson pulled off his Nike [...]

Teenage extortion at Millennium High Two Millennium High School teens were arrested on Thurs., Oct. 4 after they conned one of their high school classmates into giving them cash and his cell phone. Mario Miranda, 17, and a 15-year-old whose name was not released allegedly told their 14-year-old classmate to meet them after school at [...]

Gun-toting teen A 15-year-old boy was arraigned on felony gun charges on Fri., Sept. 28, days after he was arrested for firing a revolver in the bathroom of his Financial District high school. Jason Morel brought the gun to the Leadership and Public High School, at 90 Trinity Pl., on the morning of Sept. 19, [...]

Subway creeps cut through pants Police arrested a sexual deviant who cut open a sleeping woman’s pants on a subway train in the Financial District and fondled her early on Sat., Sept. 22. Robert Williams, 25, was sitting next to the woman on a southbound E train as it was entering the World Trade Center [...]

Possible Pier 15 sex attack Police are looking for a man who may have sexually assaulted a 45-year-old woman near the South Street Seaport on Mon., Sept. 10. The woman was found at the corner of South and Fletcher Streets at around 4 a.m., after being thrown off an approximately 20-foot-high balcony close to Pier [...]

Suspect confesses to hammer attack, but pleads not guilty Douglas Epp, 43, pled not guilty to attempted murder, assault and weapons charges on Tues., Aug. 28, nearly a month after he allegedly attacked a Spanish tourist with a hammer in City Hall Park. Epp had confessed to committing the July 30 crime prior to the [...]

Teenage trouble Police are looking for three teenagers who allegedly robbed two younger boys at knifepoint in a Tribeca park on Wed., Aug. 15. The two victims, both 14, were eating lunch in St. John’s Park, at Varick and Laight Streets, when they were approached by the teens, who asked what they had in their [...]

Beaten and robbed, but saved Police arrested 19-year-old Ramel Robinson and 18-year-old Avery White for assault and robbery after they attacked a man walking down Dutch Street, between Fulton and John Streets, at 5 a.m. on Sun., Aug. 12. A 1st Precinct officer saw Robinson punching his victim, a 21-year-old man, in the face while [...]

City Hall Park attack A deranged Brooklyn man wielding a hammer attacked a visitor from Barcelona who was sitting with his wife in City Hall Park the afternoon of Mon. July 30, police said. The suspect, 43-year-old John Yoos, suddenly attacked the victim with the claw side of the hammer, hitting him several times above [...]