CHELSEA — A stranger ran up to a 25-year-old woman near the intersection of 10th Avenue and West 28th Street and screamed “You are a whore” before punching her in the face, police said.
Police arrested 38-year-old Stanley Desir a few blocks from the scene of the crime, which happened at 3 a.m. on Aug. 14. He was charged with assault and slapped with a desk appearance ticket, police said.
The woman suffered bruising and swelling, police said.
Desir is due back in court on Oct. 5, police said. He could not be reached for comment.
Other notable crimes in the 10th Precinct include:
► A 21-year-old woman went to her girlfriend’s house on 26th Street and broke her TV, poured bleach on clothes and trashed her bedroom, police said. She sent texts to the 24-year-old victim that read, “That’s what you get, I’m going to f--- you up,” according to police. The incident happened on Aug. 15 around noon, police said. No arrests had been made as of Friday.
►A 42-year-old man staying at the Dream Hotel at 355 West 16th St. brought guests back to his room early Aug. 9 and later realized a $6,000 Breitling watch that had been lying on the ottoman was missing, the NYPD said. He told police that he knew all the people he’d brought to the room except for a woman he had met at a bar, police said.
►A woman bumped into a 28-year-old man standing in front of the Dream Hotel on the morning of Aug. 16 around 4 a.m, then grabbed his phone and wallet out of his hand, along with a $2,500 Cartier watch, police said. She then fled on 16th Street, police said.
A spokesperson for the Dream Hotel did not respond to a request for comment.
►A woman came home to her apartment on West 22nd Street on Aug. 14 to find that workers carrying out a construction project had removed her air conditioning unit to build a brick wall. The AC had not been returned to her, police said.
►An NYPD officer lost his activity log when it fell out of his pants pocket during a foot pursuit at 10 p.m. on Aug. 15, police said. The officer was chasing suspects wanted for an armed robbery of a man near the intersection of 12th Avenue and West 30th Street. Three men had displayed what looked like a gun and taken the 28-year-old's money, iPad and iPhone, prosecutors said. Two suspects were captured and prosecutors charged Rarone Lee, 19, with robbery. The log is still missing, according to police. Lee's lawyer could not be reached for immediate comment.
