94th Precinct
Greenpoint–Northside
Not roommate material
Police are looking for a short-tempered lout who they said threw a cup of hot soup at an elderly woman while they were discussing becoming roommates at an Eagle Street house on June 23.
The victim told police that she was in the house between Manhattan Avenue and McGuinness Boulevard at 3:25 pm talking to an acquaintance about getting an apartment when it turned into an argument and he suddenly threw a cup of soup at her, scalding to her right arm and leg.
A play for the green
A cabbie tried to scam money out of one of his fares on Manhattan Avenue on June 27 and then beat the man when he did not fork over the cash, cops said.
The victim told police that he took a green cab to the stop between Norman Avenue and Meserole Avenue at 1:55 am. When he arrived at his destination, he said the driver demanded more money for the fare.
The victim got out of the car and started arguing with the cabbie, who then picked up a glass bottle and hit the victim in the top of his head with it, causing a large cut, according to police. The cabbie then drove away, cops said.
The victim, who was drunk, did not get a license plate number. Emergency personnel took him to Woodhull Hospital for treatment.
What a bear
A surly security guard beat a customer at a Bedford Avenue bar on June 27 after he broke a picture on a bathroom wall.
The victim told police that he was hanging out at the tavern between N. Sixth and N. Seventh streets at midnight when he accidentally broke a picture that was hanging on the bathroom wall.
The security guard tried to detain him and his friend but they ran away. The guard then ran after them and beat the victim, causing injury to his head and lip, police reported.
Car-ting it off
Someone broke into a man’s car parked on Driggs Aveneu on June 24 and ransacked it, stealing his cash debit card, social security card, and wallet.
The victim told police that he parked his vehicle between N. Fourth Street and Metropolitan Avenue at 7:30 am. When he returned at 3:30 pm, he found a mess in the car and several of his personal items missing.
— Danielle Furfaro
