article_snippet.sent: In 2012 a man dressed as Elmo was arrested in Times Square following a loud verbal exchange .
article_snippet.sent: Rosa Sanchez, 36, pictured here dressed as Elmo, was arrested for aggressive panhandling .
article_snippet.sent: A man who dresses as Elmo from Sesame Street has been arrested several times for disorderly conduct for making anti-semitic remarks to passersby.
article_snippet.sent: Last year Rosa Sanchez, 36, from New Jersey, was taken into custody Tuesday for allegedly demanding tips in an aggressive manner from passersby while dressed as Elmo.
article_snippet.sent: Several other costumed panhandlers were also arrested - in July, a man dressed as Spider-Man was charged with punching a police officer who intervened in a tipping dispute with a tourist.
article_snippet.sent: Three more men dressed as Spider-Man, Iron Man and Elmo were arrested that same weekend and charged with disorderly conduct for obstructing pedestrian traffic.
article_snippet.sent: In 2013 a different man dressed as the Cookie Monster was held by police over claims a man dressed as Spider-Man had shoved a toddler.