Police Blotter

45 Precinct

Tuesday, May 23 at 1:40 a.m. — Police received a report about an assault that occurred in front of a deli establishment located at 3026 Buhre Avenue in Pelham Bay. A person described as white man who is approximately 50-years-old and weighs about 250 pounds, struck a 36-year-old man in the face with a beer bottle after the two were in a dispute. The victim suffered minor cuts and bruising to his face. EMS was called to the scene. They treated and then released the victim. The unknown assailant was of average height with a long, dusty blond hair in a pony-tail. He was seen wearing gray pants, a dark gray shirt and black shoes.

48 Precinct

Thursday, July 20 at 11:05 a.m.– Police officers responded to a 911 call of an unconscious man and woman inside a location at 2120 Crotona Avenue. When they got to the scene, they found a 64-year-old man and 47-year-old woman who were unconscious and unresponsive. EMS responded and pronounced them both dead on the scene.

49 Precinct

Saturday, July 15 at 8:55 p.m. — Cops responded to a 911 call about a traffic accident involving a motorcycle driver at Pelham Parkway and Eastchester Road. They found a 31-year-old man lying on the roadway and unresponsive. EMS responded to the scene and took the man to Jacobi Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.

A preliminary investigation by the NYPD Highway District Collision Investigation Squad found that the motoryclist lost control of the bike after failing to navigate the roadway and fell, sliding under a 2009 Hyundai Sante Fe that was stopped at a red light.

The 63-year-old driver of the Hyundai remained on the scene and was subsequently placed under arrest.

50 Precinct

Monday, June 12 at 9:45 p.m. — Cops got a report about black man seen in a surveillance photo wearing a shirt, a tie and dress shoes who entered a Foodtown supermarket at 5555 Broadway and committed property crime by using a 31-year-old man’s credit card without his authorization. The individual made a purchase of $74.10 worth of goods.