An eyewitness tells us she ran into the wacky couple walking into an open house at an apartment building in the East Village on April 11, just as she was walking out.
Dressed like they hadn’t changed since going out the night before — our eyewitness says Russell was wearing skintight leather pants, while Katy was sporting a skin-tight mini skirt with lace print and platform shoes — the couple checked out the two bedroom apartment in the village’s Alphabet City neighborhood. And although we couldn’t get an asking price out of her, our eyewitness did tell us that she heard Russell ask if he could use the bathroom, which is apparently a big no-no at open houses.
The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance to identify a man wanted for a series of burglaries in the East Village.
Police say the suspect is responsible for nine burglaries, with the most recent coming April 4.
In all the incidents, police say the man fled the scene with assorted property.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime stoppers Web site or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
All calls are strictly confidential.
The NYPD is investigating a series of burglaries in the East Village. The brazen burglar has struck at least nine apartments from March 10 through April 3, police said.
He even hit one building twice in one day -- once in the morning and once at night, the NYPD said.
The nine apartments are in the East Village from East 13th Street to East 8th Street from Avenue C to 3rd Avenue.
He usually comes through a window or back door, but on March 17 he came through the roof of a building on East 9th Street to burglarize the top floor apartments, police said. The owner of that apartment believes there were at least two burglars.
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The New York City Police Department is asking for the Public's assistance identifying the male wanted for a series of Burglaries that occurred within the confines of the 9th Precinct, details are as follows:
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Previously on EV Grieve:
A new shopowner with a sense of humor on First Street
They just couldn’t make the numbers work anymore. We all know that life isn’t fair, and anyone who expects the good guys to win is living in a dream world. But it’s a loss to the block for Atomic Passion to go, and losing my neighbor makes me feel like it’s not Atomic Passion that’s wrong here, it’s the world where their numbers aren’t the ones that work. Most people didn’t notice Atomic Passion close, but if you were on East Ninth Street last week you would have seen part of the city die. Because when Atomic Passion closed, New York City became just that much colder, just that much of a tougher place to live.
Manhattan
A thug seriously injured a man in a Greenwich Village apartment after they had met at a bar, authorities said yesterday.
After leaving the pub together, Joel Pakela, 40, escorted the victim to the apartment on Mercer Street at 5:20 a.m. last Thursday, cops said.
Inside, Pakela suddenly attacked the man, hitting him repeatedly in the face and breaking his orbital bone, sources said.
Witnesses called 911 and police arrested Pakela after a struggle, authorities said.
He was charged with assault and resisting arrest, said a spokesman for DA Cyrus Vance Jr.
