AUSSIE ASSAULTED FOR WATCH

An Australian man had his $250 wristwatch stolen on Sept. 23. Cops said that at 2 a.m., while drinking with a group of people on the sidewalk in front of 890 Amsterdam Ave., just south of West 104th Street, a thief snatched the watch. The 39-year-old victim tried to retrieve his property, according to police, but the perp grabbed him by the throat and threatened him. The thief escaped with the timepiece.