While patrolling in the area of 320 Jackson St. on Wednesday Dec. 27, Detective Roy Haack and Patrolman Joseph Lucignano observed a group of young men in the lobby of a building at approximately 9:01 p.m. Upon approaching the individuals, the officers smelled an aroma emanating from their immediate area, which they believed to be burnt marijuana. The individuals were told to get against the wall, at which point one man in the group allegedly made a run for it, heading toward the rear of the building.
Haack pursued the alleged sprinter, who was later identified as 26-year-old Warren Grooms. When Haack caught up to him, Grooms allegedly stomped on Haack's right foot, causing further damage to a pre-existing injury to one of his toes. After grabbing the assailant, Haack was allegedly elbowed in the chin and chest and received multiple kicks to his knee and shin area before being pushed into a fence, causing a puncture wound to his left calf.
Lucignano and Haack were eventually able to restrain the individual and place him under arrest.
After handcuffing Grooms, a black glove fell from the suspect's coat pocket, allegedly containing $48 in cash and 23 bags of a substance believed to be heroin. Grooms was subsequently transported to headquarters, where he was charged with aggravated assault, resisting arrest, possession of a controlled dangerous substance believed to be heroin, possession of a controlled dangerous substance with the intent to distribute, possession of a controlled dangerous substance within 1,000 feet of a school, and possession of a controlled dangerous substance within 500 feet of a public housing complex.
Haack was taken to St. Mary Hospital where he was treated and released.
Grooms was sent to the County Correctional Facility, where he was initially held on bail for $10,000 until Central Judicial Processing upgraded the bail to $50,000.
Things get worse for alleged hit-and-run driver
On the night of Monday, Jan. 1, Patrolman Juan Madera was driving in the area of 401 Jackson St. when an individual flagged him down at approximately 7:28 p.m.
The man told police officer that he was in his car, traveling west on Fourth Street, when a vehicle coming down Jackson Street collided into him. According to the victim, the car did not stop and continued down Jackson before going further west on Sixth Street.
Madera was joined by patrolmen Michael Miranda and Charles Kucz, who, after conducting a search of the area, were able to locate a vehicle matching the description of the hit-and-run car behind 655 Sixth St. with sustained damage consistent with what the victim told them. After running the plates, police found that the vehicle had been reported stolen on Dec. 18.
While completing the accident report at the scene, Miranda and Kucz were approached by 47-year-old Harry Reyes of the Bronx. Reyes allegedly told the officers that items in the car had been stolen from him, including his VCR and a suitcase full of items. According to the police report, Reyes said that he saw two individuals in the area of 401 Jackson St. loading the items into the stolen car.
At this point, police asked how Reyes knew the car had been stolen, to which the Bronx resident allegedly said he had watched it hit another car and assumed it had been stolen.
After asking the officers for his possessions, Reyes was told by police that they needed to make an inventory of the contents of the car and would return them to him at a later date.
The vehicle was eventually transported to the tow yard at 1530 Jefferson St., where police noticed that much of the items in the car had Reyes' name on them.
Police returned to the scene with the victim, who allegedly identified Reyes as the driver of the stolen vehicle. After placing Reyes under arrest, police allegedly found a hypodermic syringe in the left sleeve of his jacket. Reyes was taken to police headquarters and charged with receiving stolen property, possession of a hypodermic syringe, and hindering apprehension.
Randomly punched by teenagers
In a random act of violence in the area of Second and Monroe streets, a 26-year-old man from Springfield, N.J. was approached by three juveniles and allegedly struck with a closed fist in the face while talking on his cell phone. Within seconds of the alleged incident, the youths began laughing and ran away, according to the police report.
Before the Springfield resident could call police, he was able to flag down Sgt. Edwin Pantoja, who was passing in his squad car. The victim refused medical treatment and was driven around the area by Pantoja in an unsuccessful attempt to locate the whereabouts of the alleged assailants.
Police are currently searching for three black males, approximately 15 years in age. Further details were not released at this time.
Punched his lights out
On Jan. 1 at approximately 3:49 a.m., a 25-year-old man from Norwood, N.J. was seen by a security guard at 333 River St. allegedly breaking two light fixtures with his hand inside the building.
Upon arriving at the scene, Captain Anthony Romano and Patrolman John Hermann took the man to St. Mary Hospital due to open wounds on his right hand, which, according to Sgt. Anthony Falco Jr., the man said were caused by a food knife.
Shortly after taking the man to the hospital, the police sent Patrolman Edward Lepree to the hospital to write a report on the alleged vandalism. According to Falco, police were then notified that a complaint was not being filed against the man, who was visiting a friend in the building. All the charges were dropped.
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