Daily Blotter

Brooklyn

■ Three armed bandits are wanted for sticking up several laundromats and fried chicken restaurants in Brooklyn and Queens, authorities said.

The spree started Jan. 19 when the masked men robbed about $ 900 from Choo Choo Laundry on East 102nd Street in Canarsie at around 2:30 a.m., cops said.

On Feb. 12, they knocked off a Kennedy Fried Chicken on Avenue D in East Flatbush, cops said.

The thieves proceeded to rob another six laundromats and one more chicken joint in various parts of Brooklyn before moving into Queens for their most recent hit Tuesday at Megawash Laundry on Merrick Boulevard in St. Albans at about 3 a.m., cops said.

The Bronx

■ This thief is wanted for stealing a cellphone out of a subway rider’s hand, authorities said.

The 59-year-old woman was fiddling with the device on a downtown No. 6 train as it was pulling into the East 177th Street-Parkchester station at about 10:30 a.m. on Jan 25.

As the doors opened, the mugger ripped the phone from her hands and ran off the train, cops said.

He was caught on surveillance video fleeing the station.

■ A cop was arrested for allegedly beating his wife in front of the couple’s infant son, sources said.

Howard Peralta, 36, was arrested Tuesday following the altercation at their Fieldston home.

The couple’s 3-month-old child was present at the time of the fight, sources said.

Peralta was charged with assault and endangering the welfare of a child, cops said.

■ A 16-year-old girl was beaten and robbed by two young men in Norwood, authorities said.

The girl was walking on Bainbridge Avenue while listening to music on her iPhone just before 6 p.m. on Feb. 14 when the hoodie-clad muggers snuck up behind her, punched her in the face and threw her to the ground while trying to snatch the phone, cops said.

The teen put up a struggle, but the thugs eventually wrested the phone away and fled.

The suspects are described as being in their teens and stand about 5-foot-8, cops said.

One of the suspects was last seen wearing a white hood, black ski mask, blue jacket and black jeans.

The other suspect was last seen wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and carrying a book bag.

Manhattan

■ Two clowns were dragged out of the Times Square station in cuffs for “annoying” subway riders, authorities said.

Andrew Valins, 37, and Gordon Reinits, 42, were trying to get some laughs from stone-faced straphangers while dressed as clowns on the Times Square-Grand Central shuttle at about 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, cops said.

The men, wearing white face paint and big red noses, were walking up and down the train car while aggressively trying to get riders to eat from a bowl of peanuts.

A few passengers got off the train and told two patrol cops about the jokers bothering people.

Valins and Reinits were charged with loitering and given desk-appearance tickets, cops said.

■ An Manhattanville club patron was beaten and robbed following an argument, authorities said.

The 28-year-old victim was partying at Club 9A on 12th Avenue near West 133rd Street at about 11:30 p.m. Monday and got into a dispute with two other club patrons, cops said.

When the victim tried to leave the club, he was jumped by the two men who threw him to the ground and started punching and kicking him.

The man suffered a broken nose and lost a tooth during the fight and had a pair of $ 1,500 earrings stolen from him, cops said.

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