Teacher:In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: Police cracked down on Times Square’s menacing pack of costumed creeps over the weekend after a Spider-Man punched an NYPD officer — busting five more panhandlers and trailing many others to warn tourists about them. 
  
 “They’re like little terrorists preying on all the tourists,” a disgusted law-enforcement source said of the pushy panhandlers. 
  
 Cops got tough after Junior Bishop, dressed as Spider-Man, allegedly flew into a violent rage when rookie cop Eduardo Molina confronted him about charging tourists a whopping $10 per picture Saturday. 
  
 The Naked Black Cowboy, whose real name is Titus Gandy, was busted when he showed up at the Midtown South Precinct to check on his buddy Bishop, sources said. 
  
 The skivvy-wearing character was nabbed on an open warrant — and charged with drug possession after cocaine was found in his wallet during a frisk, sources said. 
  
 Four other characters also were collared in a Times Square sweep Saturday night, including Captain America, Jessie the cowgirl from “Toy Story’’ and another Spider-Man, sources said. 
  
 Gandy, 22, who was released on a desk-appearance ticket, was back trolling the Crossroads of the World in his white underwear and cowboy hat Sunday. He denied he’d been arrested. 
  
 “I think the police are great,” Gandy said. “They haven’t done anything to me. I like to keep to myself and do my job.” 
  
 Also arrested Saturday night were Hortencia Alagia, 42, and Luis Salinas, 20 — both charged with disorderly conduct — and Jeanmark Banga, 36, and Wilmar Suarez, 30, for aggressive panhandling, cops said. 
  
 Salinas, aka Captain America, was released without bail Sunday. 
  
 “I didn’t do anything,” he said later. “I was standing by Spider-Man, who punched a cop, and then four cops came over and arrested me. I didn’t struggle, I’m 20. I let them arrest me,” he said. 
  
 Warning: Video contains profanity. 
  
 Bishop, 25 — who previously panhandled as a Cookie Monster — was arraigned hours earlier on charges of felony assault, criminal mischief, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct. He was held in lieu of $3,500 bail. 
  
 While in custody, the faux web-slinger lost his superhero cool, screaming, “F–k that!” at cops when they tried to fingerprint him, sources said. He finally complied an hour later. 
  
 Throughout the day, cops were keeping a watchful eye on other pesky mascots in Times Square. 
  
 The officers issued reminders to unsuspecting tourists that they’re not obligated to tip the characters for photos — in between posing for pictures themselves with eager tourists. 
  
 “They accept tips. But you don’t have to pay them,” the cops advised families posing with a Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Hello Kitty and Woody from “Toy Story” on 46th Street between Seventh Avenue and Broadway. 
  
 The costumed impersonators griped that the NYPD was ruining their livelihoods. 
  
 “I would think [twice] about letting my kids take a picture with them.” - Josefina Martinez 
  
 “The cops are on top of us all the time, telling people to not give us tips, which is not fair,” said a man dressed as Bane from “Batman.” 
  
 “It’s not easy. It’s a job. [But] people are generous sometimes, and they appreciate the work that we do.” 
  
 Some New Yorkers said they were repelled by the skeevy masked characters. 
  
 “That makes New Yorkers look pretty bad,” said mom of three Josefina Martinez, 47, of The Bronx, referring to Bishop’s bust. 
  
 “You don’t want someone who’s just come from jail to take a picture with your kid. 
  
 “I would think [twice] about letting my kids take a picture with them.” 
  
 Additional reporting by Lia Eustachewich, Kathryn Cusma, Aaron Feis and Kirstan Conley ||||| Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday he supports establishing rules to govern the characters, CBS 2’s Matt Kozar reported. 
  
 “I think it has gone too far, and it’s time to take new steps to regulate this new reality,” he said. 
  
 “It’s not appropriate for anyone to demand a certain amount of money from a passing tourist and harass them in that manner,” de Blasio told reporters, including WCBS 880’s Alex Silverman. 
  
 The Times Square Alliance said the incident is “yet another reminder that many, though certainly not all, of these so-called friendly characters are actually violent and aggressive and have troubling criminal records.” 
  
 Times Square Alliance Calls For Rigorous Licensing Of Costumed Characters 
  
 “A rigorous licensing scheme would address this and must be implemented,” the group said in a statement. 
  
 Tim Tompkins, the Times Square Alliance’s president, added: “If you challenge them about giving a tip, then they push back really hard.” 
  
 CBS 2 was curious, so we went undercover in Times Square with interns posing as tourists. 
  
 In general, the characters were more subdued. All demanded tips, but didn’t ask for a specific amount — which they’re not allowed to do. 
  
 But while one intern was taking a photo with Minnie Mouse, other characters — Mickey Mouse and Papa Smurf — jumped into the frame. All asked for money. 
  
 A bill under City Council consideration would require licenses and background checks for costumed performers, but copyright issues have held up final approval, since most of the costume wearers are not authorized by the characters’ owners. 
  
 Jose Martinez, who dresses up as Batman, said licensing himself and other characters would be unfair and too difficult to enforce. 
  
 However, a Times Square street vendor named Dino said although he has not witnessed any violent behavior, he also believes the characters should have permits. 
  
 “They’re not really out here to make people happy; they’re out here to make money,” he told CBS 2’s Andrea Grymes. “It’s a business for them.” 
  
 Earlier this month, Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said he will “pursue an effort to regulate the activity.” 
  
 Bratton said Monday the NYPD will continue to crack down on characters who are aggressive and out of control. 
  
 Tourists and New Yorkers alike told CBS 2 the tip-seeking characters are getting out of hand. 
  
 “They keep asking for tips,” said Jalicia Cruz, a New Yorker. “And we’re just here to enjoy. We don’t want to keep giving tips all the time.” 
  
 On Saturday night, an officer overheard Bishop refuse a woman’s $1 tip after posing for a picture, telling her he only accepts $5, $10 or $20 bills, investigators said. 
  
 When the officer told the woman she can donate whatever she wants, Bishop began to yell, curse and argue, police said. 
  
 When Bishop didn’t have any identification, the officer tried to arrest him, police said. That’s when Bishop broke free and punched the officer in the face, police said. 
  
 Additional cops arrived on the scene and were able to take Bishop into custody, police said. 
  
 He was arraigned Sunday on charges of assault, criminal mischief, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct. Bail was set at $3,500. 
  
 But some witnesses claimed the officer attacked first. 
  
 “Look what happened in Staten Island,” Martinez said. “Somebody get choked, you know what I mean? He can get choked for that. That’s why he was ‘let me get out of it’ in a situation like that you need to get out.” 
  
 A 20-year-old woman dressed as Mickey Mouse said she was working with Bishop at the time of the incident. 
  
 “He was trying to defend himself,” she said. “We can’t defend ourselves out here against the cops.” 
  
 Bishop is the fourth Spider-Man arrested in Times Square in the last two years. 
  
 In late June, a different Spider-Man was arrested for allegedly groping a New Yorker. In that same week, a completely different Spider-Man was convicted of harassing a woman in a Times Square spat. 
  
 There also have been recent reports of a brawl between two Statues of Liberty and a man dressed as Woody from “Toy Story” allegedly groping women. 
  
 In April 2013, a man dressed as Cookie Monster was charged with endangering the welfare of a child after allegedly shoving a 2 1/2-year-old boy. 
  
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Student:
You’re supposed to be helping the NYPD, Spider-Man and friends—not giving them grief. Junior Bishop, aka Spidey, was arrested this weekend in Times Square on charges involving drug possession and slugging a cop in the face, but he was soon joined by Captain America, the Naked Black Cowboy, Toy Story’s Jessie the Yodeling Cowgirl, and another Spider-Man. They were all busted Saturday night for charging tourists exorbitant prices for meet-and-greet pics and/or disorderly conduct, reports the New York Post. "They’re like little terrorists preying on all the tourists," a law enforcement source says. A recent New York Times article delved into how the Big Apple has been cracking down on the city’s aggressive panhandlers, which even include men dressed as Buddhist monks and women as Taoist nuns. The nonprofit Times Square Alliance is calling for more stringent licensing for street characters it calls "violent and aggressive" with "troubling criminal records," says CBS New York. Some of the costumed racketeers bemoan the cops’ interference: A man dressed as Batman nemesis Bane tells the Post that officers "are on top of us all the time, telling people to not give us tips, which is not fair." But people on the street seem to be relieved the NYPD is taking care of business. "You don’t want someone who’s just come from jail to take a picture with your kid," one mom says.