One of the punks arrested for allegedly pelting NYPD cops with snowballs during a raucous melee in Washington Square Park was arrested weeks ago for trying to rob a confused subway rider in what he claimed was a social media prank.

Was it a bunch of kids having fun? Or was it assault against a police officer? Or something in between? The case of NYPD officers who had snowballs thrown at them in Washington Square Park during a mass snowball fight organized on social media as the blizzard wound down is stoking controversy across the city.

The NYPD has released images of four people they are looking to question after several NYPD officers were hit with snowballs and injured on Monday.

The NYPD has released photos of two more ruffians wanted for allegedly pelting uniformed cops with snowballs as a post-blizzard free-for-all in Washington Square Park devolved into chaos. Both suspects,