Dumb Criminals: Spiderman Impersonator And Batman Impersonator Fight Times Square Patron

[Initech]

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Two crime-fighting characters in Times Square have landed in the spotlight, and it’s not for saving lives.

The NYPD told 1010 WINS two men, one dressed as Batman and another dressed as Spider-Man, were arrested after a brawl with another man at the Crossroads of the World Saturday night.

Police said the fight started on 44th Street and Broadway after 23-year-old Thomas Rorke heckled the superheroes, CBS 2’s Matt Kozar reported.

Rorke, of Breezy Point, was struck multiple times in the face by the crime-fighting duo, police said. He sustained injuries to his face and was also hit in the chest, causing redness and pain, police said.

The men posing as Batman and Spider-Man claimed to have been punched and struck as well, 1010 WINS reported.

Rorke, along with 41-year-old Jose Martinez, who was dressed as Batman, and 35-year-old Abdel Elkahezai, who was dressed as Spider-Man, were charged with misdemeanor assault, Kozar reported.

City officials have been considering a crackdown on costumed characters in Times Square following a slew of incidents in recent months.

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/09/14/boom-pow-batman-spider-man-arrested-following-brawl-with-man-in-times-square/

[MADem]

1. There isn't an inch of Times Square that isn't surveilled.

I'm sure a bit of video footage will surface to tell the tale eventually.

[Kaleva]

2. Here's a drunk Batman trying out some new fighting techniques