CHELSEA — A public housing tenant hurled a bag of feces at his neighbor's door, despite an order of protection the victim had previously gotten against the thrower, the NYPD said.
The 39-year-old Elliott-Chelsea Houses resident told police she was inside her 10th Avenue apartment around 3:35 p.m. on March 31 when her neighbor tossed the poop-filled bag at her front door.
When the victim went to put the bag in the trash compactor, the neighbor and his girlfriend started “screaming and cursing at her,” police said.
The woman had gone to authorities last month to get an order of protection against the offending neighbor and told police she is fearful for her safety, the NYPD said.
No one had been arrested in connection with the incident as of Wednesday.
Other recent crimes in the 10th Precinct include:
► An L train car was stopped in the subway station at West 14th Street and Eighth Avenue around 3:47 p.m. on March 29 when someone discovered it had been vandalized with a 30-foot-long, 4-foot-high graffiti tag that read “dimebag,” the NYPD said. The vandal or vandals used red, white, blue, purple, black and green spray paint to tag the car, and it will cost around $1,250 to remove.
► A bicyclist struck a 26-year-old woman as she was trying to cross the street at the northwest corner of West 14th Street and Eighth Avenue around 2:30 p.m. on March 31, police said. The woman sustained minor bruises on her right side and was taken to Lenox Hill HealthPlex for treatment. The cyclist fled the scene.
► A 28-year-old man was arrested after he punched a 22-year-old man inside the bar Walter’s Cottage at 500 W. 43rd St., around 6:30 a.m. on April 2, the NYPD said. The victim, who refused medical attention, was sitting at the bar when the attack happened. The bar’s manager couldn’t immediately be reached for comment Wednesday.
► A thief stole a 20-year-old man’s $500 iPhone 6 from a locker inside the Chelsea Recreation Center at 430 W. 25th St. between 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. on March 30, police said. The man used the Find My iPhone app to track the cellphone to the vicinity of 42nd Street, but no one had been arrested for the theft as of Wednesday. An employee at the recreation center declined to comment on the incident.
► A 31-year-old man was arrested for punching a 39-year-old man in the face after the two got into an argument near the northeast corner of West 42nd Street and 10th Avenue around 5:30 p.m. on April 2, the NYPD said. The punch left the 39-year-old with a lacerated mouth, and he was taken to Lenox Hill HealthPlex for treatment.
