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Lillian Wald Resident Charged in Silver Spurs Slashing

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(Photos courtesy of NYPD)

The teenager accused of slashing a bus boy at Silver Spurs has now been arrested.

Police announced yesterday that they were in custody of the man suspected of entering the Greenwich Village diner in order to solicit donations and then slashing a 25-year-old employee during a subsequent argument. Now they’ve identified him as 16-year-old Domincio Howington, a resident of the Lillian Wald Houses in the East Village. He faces an assault charge and four charges of criminal possession of a weapon.

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The Silver Spurs Slashing Suspect Is in Custody

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(Photos courtesy of NYPD)

(Photos courtesy of NYPD)

The teenager suspected of slashing a busboy at the Silver Spurs diner in Greenwich Village is now in custody.

The police say a tip led to the apprehension of the man suspected of cutting a busboy on the cheek during an argument that erupted Wednesday evening after the teen went into the Laguardia Place diner soliciting donations.

Friday, the NYPD asked for the public’s help in identifying three additional teenagers– a man and two women– who were seen in the suspect’s company on the day of the assault.

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New Footage of Suspect in ‘Random’ East Village Slashing

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Here’s surveillance footage of the man suspected of slashing a stranger’s face in broad daylight in the East Village.

Around 4:30 p.m. Saturday, the man you see in these videos allegedly approached a pedestrian on East 6th Street, near Cooper Square, knocked him down, and cut him with an unknown object, the police say. The victim went to the hospital with a large cut to the face and a smaller cut in his back.

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Deadly Beating a ‘Nasty’ Example of East Village Assault Spike

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DSCN1792While crime is generally down by ten percent in the East Village this year, there’s been a 21 percent increase in felony assault with strangers, NYPD Deputy Inspector Peter J. Venice revealed at a community meeting last night. The Ninth Precinct’s new commanding officer said the brutal May 9 beating of Wen Hui Ruan was a particularly “nasty” example of the trend. But it was also “an isolated incident where one individual went too far,” Venice insisted.
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Seems There Was a Pistol-Whipping in Greenpoint This Afternoon

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We’re piecing together the details of an incident involving a gun that unfolded near Guernsey Street and Norman Avenue earlier today.

The police-scanner scanners over at @Breaking911 and @NYScanner tweeted that a man was shot in the area, as did another scanner service. But the police say there was no shooting; rather, a 32-year-old man was assaulted with a gun shortly before 2:43 p.m. A suspect was taken into custody but no charges had been filed yet, the police told B+B.
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Police: Brooklyn Bargoers Are Getting Attacked and Robbed On Their Way Home

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Police: Brooklyn Bargoers Are Getting Attacked and Robbed On Their Way Home
Posted at Pearl's (Photo: Lauren Carol Smith)

Posted at Pearl’s (Photo: Lauren Carol Smith)

If you’re in the habit of walking home alone while checking your Facebook feed with just one eye open, it might be time to wise up: police in Williamsburg and Greenpoint are on the lookout for a man who has robbed five area residents in the last two weeks as they returned from bars in the evening.

“He’s only been striking between 10:30 p.m. and 1 a.m.,” said Stefan Komar, captain of the 94th Precinct. “I don’t know why, but he has a schedule.”
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