Crime Watch

BY JERRY DANZIG

Sturm und LangPolice arrested yet another thief at Bloomingdale’s recently. At 8:17 p.m. on July 14, a 27-year-old woman attempted to buy a quantity of merchandise, including Helmut Lang pants, sweaters and a coat with a total value of $2,400, using a fraudulent credit card. A store loss-prevention officer called police, who made the arrest, charging the defendant with grand larceny.

Steal WheelsUnfortunately, no Crime Watch column in summer is complete without a motorcycle theft. At 7:10 p.m. on July 12, a 40-year-old man parked his red 2013 Suzuki bike outside 209 East 72nd St. When he returned half an hour later, the Suzuki, valued at $8,000, was gone.

Trans Am SlamAn area newsstand is itself in the news after a daylight robbery. At 4:30 p.m. on July 12, a 30-year-old man entered the Trans Am bodega at 1147 Second Ave. He told the clerk behind the counter, “Don’t move, or I’ll kill you.” Then he walked behind the counter, grabbed an Apple cell phone valued at $300 along with $2,000 in cash before fleeing the location. The bad guy did not show a weapon. The 42-year-old clerk harmed.

Pool PartingAt 5 p.m. on July 10, the son of a 32-year-old woman from the Bronx secured his mother’s valuables in a men’s room locker at the John Jay Pool east of York Avenue on 77th Street, using a small luggage padlock. When he checked the locker again at 6:30 p.m., the mom’s possessions were gone. They included a Samsung 4 cell phone valued at $350, an iPhone 6 priced at $700 and all of her clothing. Police said that security at the John Jay Pool is being beefed up.

InadmissibleThere were two stories of Craigslist ticket scams in recent weeks, one of which led to an arrest. The first incident took place at 8:50 a.m. on July 9, when a 36-year-old man from New Jersey met with a 26-year-old man at the Dunkin’ Donuts store at 1703 Third Ave. to buy tickets the seller had advertised on the site. The buyer paid $280 for two seats at a Justin Bieber concert, but when he showed up at the Prudential Center for the concert that evening, he was told that the tickets were counterfeit.

In the second incident, two 18-year-old men met a 23-year-old male advertiser at the same Dunkin’ Donuts location, paying $700 for an unstated number of tickets to a soccer match at Met Life Stadium. Those tickets also were counterfeit. The scammer was positively identified and arrested on July 12.