Crime Watch

BY JERRY DANZIG

Suitcase stolen from jitneyHere’s a disquieting story for Hamptonites. At 11 a.m. on Sunday, August 27, a 60-year-old woman got off the Hampton Jitney bus at West 82nd Street and Broadway and discovered that someone had taken her suitcase with contents valued at $4,300.

Sinus ReliefOne area shoplifter must have significant issues with his nasal passages. At 7 p.m. on Saturday, September 2, a man entered the Duane Reade store at 4 Amsterdam Avenue and took off with Mucinex valued at $1,084.

Century MarkIt appears that a local Century 21 store might need to post a new sentry. At 7 p.m. on Friday, September 1, a 33-year-old woman entered the Century 21 store at 1972 Broadway and made off with $1,400 worth of clothing.

Motorcycle stolen

It’s too bad that Honda vehicles don’t have thief-proof security as well as bulletproof reliability. At 9 p.m. on Friday, September 1, a 55-year-old man returned to the spot outside 52 West 83rd Street where he had parked his 2002 Honda motorcycle, only to find it was missing.

Fraudulent check cashedAnother week, another unauthorized check story. At 3 p.m. on Friday, September 1, a 33-year-old man living at 200 Central Park West received notice that someone had cashed an unauthorized check against his bank account in the amount of $1,900.