Crime Watch

Newsstand Brigand

A newsstand was broken into and looted. At 6 AM on Sunday, April 20, someone broke open the lock on a newsstand on Broadway and stole $24,000 in cash, cigarettes, and lotto cards. Video is available of the break in.

Boplifter

A shoplifter punched a store guard and made off with merchandise. At 3:30 PM on Sunday, April 20, a 39-year-old man walked into a chain drug store on Broadway and shoplifted a variety of items. The store guard attempted to recover the merchandise, but the thief hit the guard before fleeing the store with $1,200 worth of merchandise.

Bimmer Bummer

Someone stole a man's bike. At 5:30 PM on Saturday, April 19, a man secured his bicycle to a bike rack at the corner West 63rd Street and Amsterdam Avenue. When he returned later, he found that his Teutonic two-wheeler was missing. The bicycle was a BMW valued at $1,200.

Gone from a Salon

A man broke into a tanning salon. At 7 AM on Monday, April 14, an unknown man gained forced entry into a tanning salon on West 75th Street and stole $1,300 worth of property.

Uniworsity

Someone took a woman's bag and credit cards. At 5:30 PM on Tuesday, April 15, a 26-year-old woman left her bag unattended in a university facility on West 62nd Street. When she returned for her bag, she found that it was missing along with a number of her credit cards inside.