http://nypost.com/2014/07/27/spider-man-allegedly-punches-cop-in-times-square/
Meet your Un-Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man!
A panhandler (tout) dressed as the iconic webslinger repeatedly punched a cop in the face during a violent Times Square tussle Saturday afternoon, police said.
The not-so-Marvel-ous comic-book creature had been demanding $10 from tourists who wanted to pose for pictures, police said.
It was at about 2 p.m. when a cop overheard the outrageous prices and confronted the superzero.
Asked for ID, Spidey spewed venom. “F–k you! This is none of your business,” he allegedly seethed, tearing off his mask.
As the cop moves to arrest him, the tights-clad beggar bugs out.
Witness video captures him throwing at least two roundhouse punches at the male officer — the first punch knocking off the cop’s cap — as a policewoman joins in the attempt to subdue Spidey, the sources said.
Startled tourists gaped and took souvenir videos.
A crowd of fellow mascots, including Elmo, Batman and a side-by-side Mickey and Minnie Mouse, also stood watch, their fuzzy mitts held to their giant heads in apparent disbelief.
By the time backup officers rushed to the scene less than a minute after the scuffle began, the two-legged pest had been brought to the pavement and was being rear-cuffed.
“The real Spider-Man would have never done something like this,” one officer quipped.
Spidey’s actual name is Junior Bishop, police said. He was arrested in April in Times Square for allegedly getting caught with a knife while aggressively panhandling (touting). Last July, Bishop had pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault after being arrested in Brownsville, Brooklyn, for punching a woman on a train platform. He’s been arrested seven times in all, sources said.
Warning: Video contains profanity.
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