Crime Watch
Female Felony
A woman made an unauthorized withdrawal from another woman's bank account. At 8 a.m. on Saturday, March 15, a 70-year-old woman living on the Upper East Side was notified by her bank that an unknown woman had withdrawn $8,800 from her bank account using the account holder's photo ID. The victim said she had lost her photo ID back in February.
Ignoble Mobile
Someone opened an unauthorized phone account in a woman's name. On Tuesday, March 18, a 70-year-old woman received a phone call from T-Mobile stating that someone had opened a cell phone account in her name and made charges in the amount of $206.82.
Cell Back
Police arrested a man who attempted to sell back a woman's stolen cell phone. On Saturday, March 15, a woman lost her cell phone. The phone had a message stored in its memory, giving the phone number to call if the phone was lost or stolen. Soon a man contacted the woman, saying that he had found her phone, but he would give it back only if she paid him $200. They set up a time and place to meet, but the woman also notified the police. When the man - a 22-year-old - showed up with the phone at the arranged time and place and asked for the money, he was arrested and charged.
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