Crime Watch

BY JERRY DANZIG

Scofflaw ScuffleA motorcyclist was charged with a number of offenses after he attempted to evade police and resist arrest. At 9:42 a.m. on Sunday, February 19, a 35-year-old man from Queens was driving his motorcycle with a female passenger on board when he was pulled over by a traffic officer after he ran the light at East 85th Street and Lexington Avenue. Instead of complying with the officer, however, the biker took off but was apprehended outside On East 76th Street. The biker, though refused to get off his motorcycle, and his 2007 Honda hit the curb and fell to the ground. He continued to resist arrest, scuffling with the officer, who later received medical attention. The biker had been driving with a suspended license and had 21 outstanding charges, and his motorcycle bore a stolen license plate. He was charged with resisting arrest, unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, failure to obey traffic laws, and driving the wrong way up a one-way street.

Modus Operan-dumbSometime between November 9 and December 13, a former employee of the Moda Operandi store at 24 East 64th St. stole a Color Temperature red mink coat valued at $13,200. The ex-employee, a 39-year-old Manhattan woman, later posted a photo on social media showing her wearing the singular fur. She was arrested on February 22 and charged with grand larceny and criminal possession of stolen property.

Civic Spirited AwayAt 2 p.m. on Sunday, February 19, a Queens man parked his red 1993 Honda Civic outside 45 East 81st St. When he returned at 10 p.m. his car was missing. A search of the neighborhood proved fruitless. The car was valued at $4,500.

Jewel CaseSometime Thursday, February 22, someone entered the apartment of two East 82nd Street residents and made off with jewelry worth more than $7,000. There were no signs of forced entry. Items missing included a 24-karat gold ring valued at $2,500, a diamond ring worth $1,500, a necklace priced at $350, two diamond rings and other items.

Backpack LackA teenager learned the hard way to keep an eye on his belongings. At 4 p.m. on Wednesday, February 21, a 15-year-old boy was headed southbound on Lexington Ave, when he stopped outside 822 Lexington and laid his backpack on the sidewalk next to him. When he next looked for the Gladiator backpack, worth $15, it was gone, along with its contents, a MacBook Air valued at $1,000, and school books priced at $15, making a total of $1,030.