Crime Watch

| 24 Apr 2017 | 06:25

Police are looking to question this man in connection with a commercial burglary near Third Avenue and 88th street in the early afternoon of Sunday, March 12. Photo: NYPD

by jerry danzig

Police seek burglary suspectPolice are seeking an unidentified man in connection with a weekend commercial burglary near the corner of Third Avenue and 88th Street in March.

The man being sought is suspected of jumping a fence there on March 12 about 1:40 p.m. and taking a construction saw valued at $5000. He is being described as in his 40’s, about 5 feet, 8 inches tall and 185 pounds. He was wearing a dark watch cap and all dark clothing.

Persons with information on the incident are asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Tips can also be submitted online at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

Bay Ridge BumA pedestrian helped police collar a shoplifter who had stolen merchandise at Bloomingdale’s. At 10:20 a.m. on Tuesday, April 11, a man entered the store, took five purses whose value was later put at $2,675, and left the store without paying for them. Store personnel alerted police, and an officer on the street outside saw the alleged shoplifter attempting to remove security devices from the handbags. The officer approached the man, who then dropped the merchandise and ran. A pedestrian gave chase as well, and with his assistance the officer managed to nab the suspect at 61st Street and Second Avenue. The man, identified only as a 42-year-old from Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, was charged with grand larceny.

F for AttentivenessPolice remind subway riders always to keep a secure hold on your belongings on trains and platforms. At 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 9, a 24-year-old man got on the Manhattan-bound F train at the Grand Avenue station and put his bag down on the seat next to him. He soon fell asleep, and when he woke up at the Lexington 63rd Street station his bag and its contents was gone. He is missing an Apple MacBook and assorted hardware.

Cell OutID thieves claimed another victim recently. During the period between Wednesday, March 29 and Wednesday, April 12, someone used the personal information of an East 63rd Street resident to order two cell phones that were billed to an AT&T account in his name but sent to other addresses. He had not authorized the purchases, which amounted to $2,099.98.