'Cookie Monster' Arrested For Shoving Toddler

A man dressed as the Cookie Monster has been accused of shoving a two-year-old in New York's Times Square after the toddler's family refused to tip him.

A Connecticut family posed for a photo with Queens resident Osvaldo Quiroz-Lopez who was dressed as the Sesame Street character.

A criminal complaint says Quiroz-Lopez pushed the toddler and yelled obscenities after the family refused his demand for \$2.

Quiroz-Lopez, who has no prior arrests, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child. He also was arraigned on charges of aggressive begging.

In December, a performer dressed as a Super Mario Brother was accused of groping a woman in Times Square. His case is pending.