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Smash-And-Grab Burglars Flee Fairview Deli With Cash, Lottery Tickets, Registers
A burglary crew smashed their way into a Fairview deli overnight before making off with two cash registers, $800 in cash and lottery tickets, police said.
Three bandits threw a stone through the glass to enter Panela's Deli on Walker Street just off 6th Avenue shortly before 3:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 31, Capt. Michael Martic said.
They fled in a Honda Civic (photo above), driven by a fourth member, that headed east on Walker Street and then north on Anderson Avenue, the captain said.
One of the burglars apparently had dreadlocks, Martic said.
Detectives obtained area security video and the…
Spar-oh: Fairview Pizzeria Manager Injured, Customer Jailed In Tussle Over Tip Jar
A Fairview pizzeria manager was injured and a customer jailed on robbery charges after they tangled over the tip jar, authorities said.
John N. Pineda, 23, told police he went to Villa Pizza on Anderson Avenue expecting to pay five bucks for two slices, Capt. Michael Martic said.
He got a bill for $6 instead.
Pineda told police that the manager, Fares Muhana, informed him that the price had changed from $2.50 a slice to $3 since last week, the captain said.
Pineda said he only had a five-dollar bill on him. Muhana said he was still a buck short.
Out of frustration, Pineda said, he tried …
