Crime Watch

Imperfect Parking Space One restaurant employee found little cause to celebrate the perfect parking space. At 10:40 p.m. on Dec. 2, a man parked his white 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee in front of 80 Pearl Street before going to work at the Mad Dog and Beans Mexican nearby. When he left work just after midnight, his car was gone. The victim reviewed surveillance video inside the restaurant and discovered that three men had entered the restaurant’s employee locker room and removed his car keys from the pocket of his jacket. The trio then left the restaurant and used the victim’s keys to take his vehicle. A license plate reader captured the Jeep eastbound on the Brooklyn Bridge at 11:30 p.m.

SpadeworkPerhaps Kate Spade should put Sam Spade on this case. At 10:27 a.m. on Dec. 1, a man walked into the Kate Spade store at 454 Broome St., removed two coats, together valued at $3,396, from the display rack, and left the store. An employee saw the shoplifter heading eastbound on Broome before making his way southbound on Broadway. A search of the neighborhood failed to turn up the thief or the stolen merchandise.

A Brief for Keeping an Eye on Your StuffOn the morning of Dec. 2, a Thompson Street resident who was loading his car left his briefcase leaning against a fire hydrant outside his residence. He went back inside the house to gather more belongings and when he returned to his car, his briefcase was missing. The items stolen included a black Briggs & Riley briefcase valued at $1,000, a U.S. passport, four Consumer Points cards valued at $1,000, and a variety of credit cards.

Clearing the DuanePricey boutiques may have their charms, but shoplifters still can’t resist hitting Duane Reade stores. At 12:50 p.m. on Nov. 27, two men entered the Duane Reade store at 250 Broadway and made off with quite a load of merchandise. The items stolen included 38 bottles of Essie nail polish, 49 Gillette Venus Embrace Swirl razors, 26 Dove bar soap six-packs, 9 Calvin Klein body sprays, 5 Kenneth Cole body sprays, 9 Beverly Hills Polo Club fragrances, and 2 bottles of Davidoff Cool Water fragrance, making a total haul of $1,722.

Son of a FitchEven a nice store can have its share of baddies lurking inside. At 4 p.m. on Nov. 25, a woman was shopping at Abercrombie and Fitch at 199 Water St. when someone got inside her purse and took her wallet. Her bank later told her that unauthorized usage had turned up on her cards. The items stolen included $1,000 in cash, a D&B wallet valued at $80, a New York State driver’s license, and various debit and credit cards.