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# Wednesday Crime Blotter: Attempted Bank Robbery, Off-Duty Cop Charged With Assault and More
- URL: https://bklyner.com/wednesday-crime-blotter-2/
- Published: 2018-02-21T15:38:01.000Z
- Updated: 2018-02-21T15:38:01.000Z
- Author: Paul Stremple
- Tags: News, Nonsponsored, assault, bank robbery, crime, crime blotter, grand larceny, nypd 60th precinct, nypd 62nd Precinct, nypd 83rd precinct, nypd 84th precinct, robbery, #wp

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The Bank of America at Knickerbocker and Stanhope in Bushwick (Screenshot via Google Maps)

BUSHWICK – Police are looking for the man tried his best to rob a bank on Knickerbocker Avenue at Stanhope Street yesterday.

On Tuesday, February 20, police said the man entered the Bank of America at 386 Knickerbocker and approached the teller, passing her a note demanding money. The teller refused, walking away from her station instead, said police.

Stymied, the suspect fled on foot, heading North on Knickerbocker Avenue. Police described the suspect as a black man in his 40s, about 5’7″ with a slim build. He was last seen wearing a blue hooded sweater and blue jeans, and a surveillance photo can be seen below:

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(Via DCPI)

CONEY ISLAND – An off-duty police officer, Jason Holloway, was arrested yesterday in the 60th Precinct, police confirmed.

The 40-year old Holloway was charged with assault and criminal mischief according to the NYPD. The arrest came after a fight with his girlfriend, sources told [the New York Post.](https://nypost.com/2018/02/21/off-duty-cop-arrested-charged-with-assaulting-girlfriend/?ref=bklyner.com)

Around 2:00 am, Holloway flew into a violent rage at the apartment of his girlfriend, Shantell Bonner, who is a state corrections officer.

Bonner was hiding in her room behind a locked door when Holloway knocked it down, where it struck her in the head and gave her a wound that needed two stitches to close, they reported.

The Post also reported that Holloway is a Police Benevolent Association Delegate from the 88th Precinct.

DOWNTOWN – Always keep an eye out for phone-snatching thieves as you text or talk on your fancy smartphone, either on the subway or in the station!

On Sunday, February 4, a man was walking in the stairwell of the DeKalb Avenue station when an unidentified man approached him, reaching up to snatch away the phone the 26-year old victim was talking on.

Police described the suspect as a black man in his early twenties, about 5’8″ and 170lbs. He was last seen wearing a gray cap, red jacket and black pants. A surveillance photo can be seen below:

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(Via DCPI)

GRAVESEND – Police are looking for the individuals who robbed an 86th Street phone shop in Gravesend late last month, threatening the clerk and making off with display electronics.

Around 4:30 pm on Saturday, January 27, two unidentified individuals entered the T-Mobile store at 2631 86th Street and began attempting to remove cell phones by cutting them free of their security cables, said police.

A 23-year old male employee attempted to intervene, but one of the suspects threatened him with a sharp object, telling the employee that he’d kill him, said police. The employee retreated to a back room and called 911 when the thieves stole 5 cell phones and a tablet.

The thieves fled to West 13th Street, where they got in a silver SUV and sped northbound to Avenue T, said police. Surveillance footage of the robbery can be seen below:

Anyone with information in regard to any of these incidents is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at [WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM](http://www.nypdcrimestoppers.com/?ref=bklyner.com) or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577\. All calls are strictly confidential.