Crime Watch

BY JERRY DANZIG

Spectacular Heist A quartet of shoplifters had their eyes on some pricey eyewear. At 12:44 p.m. on Oct. 26, a foursome of 20-year-olds — two men and two women — entered the Ilori store at 138 Spring St., removed eyeglasses worth about $7,000 from a display case and fled. Employees recognized two of the suspects, who had been in the previous day inquiring about store merchandise. The specs included name brands such as Cartier Santos, PLT Cartier Tuliana Panthère, Cartier Remo and Cartier Verona C Décor.

Picking BurberriesBurberry scarves never seem to lose their appeal to shoplifters. At 5:50 p.m. on Oct. 26, two women and one man entered the Burberry store at 200 Vesey St. One of the women distracted a store employee, while the other woman and the man removed 8 cashmere scarves and others worth $5,675.

Haus LouseAn unknown perpetrator ruined a night out for a young man. At 11:30 p.m. on Aug. 10, a 23-year-old man lost his credit card while he was inside the Haus nightclub located at 285 West Broadway. Then, at noon on August 22, he discovered that $3,700 had been charged to his card without his permission or authority.

Sunk In Dunkin’Lay your wallet down, and thieves could go to town! At 4 p.m. on Oct. 30, a 33-year-old man bought some food at the Dunkin’ Donuts location in the Fulton Street subway station. When he paid, he placed his wallet on the counter. He then left the store and boarded a number 3 train before realizing that he had left his wallet behind. He returned to the Dunkin’ Donuts to retrieve his wallet, but it was long gone. The items in the missing wallet included $1,400 in cash, two Israel passports, a Lumi Bank credit card, and an Israel military ID.

Cig Pack AttackAn unknown shoplifter apparently paid no attention to the Surgeon General’s warning labels. At 4 a.m. on Oct. 25, someone entered the Duane Reade store at 40 Wall Street and removed dozens of cigarette packs from the shelves behind the cash register before fleeing. The stolen smokes – Newports and Marlboros of all shapes – were worth $1,097.