Crime Watch

BY JERRY DANZIG

Swingin’, Lincoln, and OddAn incident between two men led to an accident and finally an arrest. At noon on Sunday, a 25-year-old man punched a 60-year-old man at the northeast corner of Vesey and West Streets after the two had a verbal dispute, according to a police account. The younger man, later identified as Brandon Lewis, also did damage to the senior’s electronic tablet. Upon seeing the older man walking toward police, Lewis hopped into the other man’s black Lincoln car and sped off. He got into minor traffic accident nearby, and was taken into custody. Lewis and charged with grand larceny auto.

Repair ReapersA local Apple Store may want to alter their employee dress code. At 5:30 p.m. on June 1, a man entered the Apple Store on Prince Street dressed as an employee and made his way to the second floor. He managed to enter the phone repair area and then removed phones from a drawer, handing them off to a male accomplice, who concealed them under his shirt. Both men then left the store via the stairwell leading to Greene Street. The two made off with 19 iPhone 6 Plus models with a total value of $16,131

Jones for JeansAt 8:10 p.m. on June 1, a 50-year-old man and a woman of undisclosed age entered the American Apparel store at 429 Broadway and took items, including a dozen pairs of jeans, from store shelves, placing them into two bags they had brought into the store. They then left the store and fled in an unknown direction. The merchandise stolen included 12 pairs of Easy Jeans at $80 apiece, plus seven pairs of stretch denim pencil pants at $94 apiece, making a total haul of $1,618.

High-FleeingAnother shoplifter took off in a luxurious getaway car. At 4:06 p.m. on Sunday, May 29, a man entered the Saint Laurent store at 80 Greene St. and removed a handbag from a front shelf before leaving the store. A customer alerted a 24-year-old store employee to the theft, and the employee followed the thief outside, witnessing him get into a silver Lincoln. The well-wheeled perpetrator drove off alone, and police were unable to find him in the neighborhood. The item stolen was a small black Saint Laurent Monogram bag with a gold tassel, valued at $1,890.

Z TrainA subway passenger caught some Z’s, and the police caught a thief. At 3:30 a.m. on June 2, a police officer responded to a report that a 24-year-old man had removed a cell phone and cash from the right front pants pocket of a 30-year-old man asleep on an E train. On the northbound platform of the Canal Street station, the officer approached the pickpocket, who dropped the phone and cash on the ground. The bad guy then resisted arrest by flailing his arms and grabbing onto a railing to avoid being handcuffed, police said. The items stolen and recovered were an iPhone 6 Plus valued at $600 and $20 in cash. Ravi Ramdial was arrested June 2 and charged with grand larceny.