Police Blotter: Guns, a Curtain Rod and a Hammer
A variety of weapons were used in separate incidents, according to police.
Robbery: At 9:45 a.m. on Jan. 25, two suspects kicked in the fourth-floor apartment door at 77 Centre Ave. demanding to know where the safes were as they each pulled handguns on a 21-year-old woman and her 3-year-old son. The suspects stole $700, two gold-colored chains, a gold-colored bracelet, five gold-colored rings, the victim’s cell phone and camera. The gunmen were described as dark-skinned males, wearing all black with black ski masks speaking Spanish. They fled the scene, running north on Centre Avenue toward Huguenot Street. Only the mother and child were home at the time of the robbery, but other family members live in the residence. No injuries were reported.
Forcible Touching/Endangering Welfare of a Child: On Jan. 25, New Rochelle resident Jesus Flores, 26, allegedly threw his girlfriend to the ground and climbed on top of her as he touched her without her permission. As the two struggled in the Webster Avenue apartment, their 5-year-old daughter hit Flores with a curtain rod. Flores allegedly took the curtain rod from the young girl and proceeded to strike her on her buttocks. He smashed the woman’s cell phone after she attempted to dial 9-1-1. Police said the woman ran out of the apartment screaming for help, and one of the neighbors called police. Police arrested Flores in the apartment. He was charged with forcible touching, fourth-degree criminal mischief and endangering the welfare of a child, misdemeanors.
Attempted Assault: On Jan. 25, a New Rochelle man, 23, came in contact with a woman, with whom, according to police, he has had previous run-ins. The woman took swings at him but missed. She then went to her car, took out a hammer and chased him down Winthrop Avenue. By the time police arrived, the woman had taken off in her vehicle.