New York Post

NYPD DAILY CRIME BLOTTER

- Daniel Prendergas­t, Kenneth Garger and Audrey Williams

Queens

A woman stole a man’s wallet on the subway in Jamaica and then used his credit card to go on a shopping spree, police said.

The 26-year-old man was riding an E train on April 27 as it was nearing the Sutphin Boulevard/Archer Avenue station when he noticed his wallet was missing.

The victim later noticed several unauthoriz­ed purchases had been made using one of his credit cards and called police.

A surveillan­ce camera at one of the stores captured an image of the suspect (above) shopping.

Manhattan

Cops are looking for an armed robber who stole $1,100 from a 29-year-old man in Morningsid­e Heights.

The suspect held up the victim near LaSalle Street and Amsterdam Avenue on May 1 at about 4:20 a.m., police said.

Police described the robber as a 5-foot-6 man weighing approximat­ely 160 pounds. He was wearing a black hooded sweat shirt and black pants.

Two men were stabbed during a fight at an Internet cafe on the Lower East Side, cops said.

The victims were hanging out at Hi Speed Internet Cafe on Eldridge Street Sunday when they got into a gambling dispute with the suspect around 11:15 p.m., police said.

The suspect pulled out a knife and stabbed one of the men, 18, twice in the back and once in the chest while the other man, 20, was cut once on the left arm, cops said.

They were taken to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition.

Police are investigat­ing a report of a possible rape at a West Village apartment, authoritie­s said.

The 21-year-old victim told police she had attended a party at a man’s apartment on West 13th Street Saturday night and was invited to sleep over because it was late and she had been drinking, sources said.

The 27-year-old man told the woman she could sleep in his bed and that he would sleep on the couch.

But she later awoke around 2:30 a.m. Sunday to find him lying over her and trying to rape her, sources said.

He grabbed her arms during a brief struggle, leaving her with bruises before she left the apartment, sources said.

Brooklyn

A 27-year-old woman fended off two teens who tried to rob her on a Crown Heights street, police said.

The victim was in the vicinity of Schenectad­y Ave- nue and Dean Street about 7:45 a.m. on April 28 when the two boys walked up to her and demanded her property.

She refused while one of the punks kept his hand near his waist to simulate having a gun, cops said.

The suspects then punched the woman in face and tried to pry away her property, but she fought them off, cops said.

The muggers fled emptyhande­d and the victim wasn’t seriously injured.

Both suspects are believed to be 13 to 15 years old and about 5-foot-9.

Police are investigat­ing the death of a woman who was pulled from the waters off Red Hook Monday.

Members of the NYPD’s Harbor Unit pulled the body from New York Harbor about 10:10 a.m. and took the corpse to the Valentino Pier.

The woman was believed to be in her 30s.

The Medical Examiner’s Office will conduct an autopsy to determine the cause of death.

A hockey-mask wearing thug tried to rob an autoparts store in Sheepshead Bay, authoritie­s said.

The suspect walked into Advanced Auto Parts on Nostrand Avenue near Avenue Y and began threatenin­g the employees with a knife while ordering them to open the cash register on May 1 at about 4:15 p.m., police said.

When the workers told him that there was no money in the drawer, the thief fled empty handed.

The assailant is described as being around 40 years old, stands around 5foot-8 and weighs about 170 pounds.

He was wearing a black jacket, blue gloves and white sneakers.

The Bronx

A 42-year-old woman was violently beaten by three other women in Morrisania, cops said.

A fight broke out between the victim and the suspects (inset) on April 13 at about 10:35 p.m. on East 165th Street near Sherman Avenue, cops said.

One of the suspects knocked the victim over the head with an unknown object while the other two punched and kicked her.

The victim suffered a cut to her head and was taken to Lincoln Medical Center.

The suspects are all believed to be between 20 and 30 years old and about 5-foot-5 .

Crime Stoppers offers rewards of up to $2,500 for your help in solving violent crimes. You don’t have to reveal your identity. Call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS or go to www.nypdcrimes­toppers.com.

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