Wednesday Crime Blotter: Subway Creep in Park Slope, Suspect Identified in Marine Park & More

MARINE PARK – Police have finally identified the third suspect from the home invasion robbery in Marine Park earlier this week.

Tyrique Rushing, 20, is wanted in connection with the robbery and sexual assault of a couple in their 70s. His two accomplices have already been caught and charged.

The robbery came just before sunrise, at 5:30 am on Monday, October 8, said police. Three men entered the house near Madison Place and Avenue R, hitting the 72-year-old retired cop that lived there over the head and slashing his face, said police. Demanding the victims’ property, the suspects then assaulted the second victim, a 71-year old woman.

Stealing a handgun from the home, the trio drove off in the victim’s blue Honda sedan, said police. The victims were transported by EMS to Maimonides Hospital where they were treated for their injuries.

Shortly after the incident, police arrested and charged two suspects in the case: Lance Jyrkinen, 20, and Shirnel Sobers, 25. Both men were homeless, said police. They’ve each been charged with attempted murder, assault, burglary, grand larceny and criminal possession of a weapon.

Police photos of Tyrique Rushing can be seen below:

PARK SLOPE – Another straphanging creep had their picture taken after an incident on the subway, this time on the F train last Friday.

Police said the victim was riding a southbound F train headed for 7th Avenue on Friday, October 12 around 5:00 pm when the incident took place. The suspect first rubbed the 25-year-old woman on the upper thigh—when she moved away, she realized he was masturbating inside his pants, police said.

The victim exited the train at 7th Avenue in Park Slope and the suspect remained aboard. A picture can be seen below:

CYPRESS HILLS – Police are looking for a group of five men in their late teens or early twenties that robbed a 19-year old in Cypress Hills last Friday.

The incident occurred around 10:00 pm near Jerome Street and Fulton Street, said police, when the crew approached their victim and one of the suspects pulled a gun on him. The gunman grabbed $250 from his victim before fleeing.

The victim was left unhurt, and now police are looking for the men who robbed him—even if only one of them seemed to take action.

Surveillance video of the suspects can be seen below:

FLATLANDS – After a man exposed himself in the lobby of a pediatrics practice, police are on the hunt for the suspect.

The incident took place on Monday, September 24, around 2:15 pm, said police. The suspect entered the lobby of Millenium Pediatrics at 5322 Ave N, at 53rd Street, when he exposed himself and began yelling obscenities.

The suspect fled the facility on foot in an unknown direction, but was caught on camera:

BROWNSVILLE – Cops are still looking for the man that ripped the necklace from a straphanger at the Rockaway Avenue 3 station at the beginning of the month.

The robbery took place around 3:00 pm on Tuesday, October 2, police said. Approaching a 24-year-old woman from behind, the robber placed the woman in a chokehold, then snatched the necklace from her neck. He then pushed her to the ground and fled, disappearing into the nearby Marcus Garvey Village housing complex, police said.

EMS treated the victim at the scene for some bruising to her neck. Surveillance footage of the suspect can be seen below:

Additional photos of the suspect can be seen as well:

Anyone with information in regards to this incident 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 or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.