94th Precinct
Greenpoint–Northside
Cough cough
A man was arrested after he allegedly stole a variety of cough suppression products from a Manhattan Avenue drug store on Nov. 3.
According to the King’s County district attorney’s office, the man walked into the store between Meserole Avenue and Calyer Street at 7 pm and pocketed infant cough syrup and a bottle of nighttime cough suppressant. When he allegedly tried to leave without paying, the store’s security captured him.
The man was charged with petit larceny and criminal possession of stolen property.
Metal health
Police cuffed a man who they say attacked another man with a piece of metal, slicing open his arm, on Clay Street on Nov. 2.
The district attorney’s office reported that the two men were arguing near McGuinness Boulevard at 10:50 pm when one of them grabbed a sharp piece of metal and started beating the other one with it. The victim sustained a cut to his arm.
The man was charged with assault, menacing, criminal possession of a weapon, menacing and harassment.
Parklife
A man was arrested after allegedly assaulting an acquatance in McGolrick Park on Oct. 31.
The district attorney’s office reported that the two men got into an arugment inside the park at the corner of Nassau Avenue and Monitor Street at 4:35 pm. The victim sustained a lump, redness, and swelling to the head.
The man was charged with assault, menacing and harassment.
— Danielle Furfaro
