Crime Watch

BY JERRY DANZIG

Stolen Not StirredSomeone stirred things up at the Stir Cafe located at 32 Broadway by lifting an ATM and its nearly $14,000 in cash from the location, which was under construction. During the period between 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 9 and 1:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 2, the machine was taken from the coffee shop’s lobby. A search of the neighborhood failed to turn up the missing cash dispenser. The ATM itself is valued at $2,000.

Outfitter OutrageShoplifters hit bottom when they stole some tops. At 7:35 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 9, three women and two men walked into the Urban Outfitters store at 182 Broadway and took 95 dress shirts worth a total of about $3,500, as well as some sweaters and jackets valued at about $700, police said.

No-Cost LacosteLacoste polo shirts continue to appeal to shoplifters as well. At 1:49 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 12, two persons entered the Lacoste location at 541 Broadway and took items of clothing from a display table, concealing the apparel under their jackets and in their backpacks. Police searched the area but couldn’t find the shoplifters or the stolen goods. The items stolen included 10 Lacoste short-sleeved polo shirts valued at $1,650, and 3 Lacoste long-sleeved polo shirts priced at $525, a total heist of $2,175.

Subway Door SnatchA visitor from another country experienced a New York minute of the most unpleasant kind. At 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 14, a 31-year-old Israeli man was standing near the door of an uptown R train at the Cortland Street station when an unknown man standing on the platform snatched the visitor’s $800 Canon 750D camera just as the train door closed. The thief fled in an unknown direction. The camera was outfitted with $500 lens priced at $500.

Mac MissingAt 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 12, a 25-year-old man was in the library of the Borough of Manhattan Community College located at 199 Chambers St. when he left his cubicle to buy items from a vending machine. When he returned to the cubicle, his Apple MacBook Pro was missing. He had a Find My Laptop app on his phone, which revealed that the computer’s last known location was in Brooklyn. The stolen laptop is valued at $1,300.