Crime Watch

BY JERRY DANZIG

Chopper WhopperManhattan seems to have become a Bermuda Triangle for motorcycles. At 10 p.m. on May 24, a 37-year-old man parked his late model BMW on the northeast corner of Second Place and Battery Place. When he returned the following morning at 8 a.m., his two-wheeler was missing. Police found no evidence at the scene, and apparently, the cycle had no wheel or brake locks or an alarm. The stolen bike was a black 2015 BMW S1000R bearing PA plates B8631. The bike is valued at $15,000.

Laid Down and Picked UpAt 6 p.m. on May 24, a 45-year-old woman put her wallet on the counter of the Starbucks at 482 West Broadway while completing a purchase. She exchanged cash with the cashier and then left the location, forgetting that she had left the wallet on the counter. It was not until that evening that she realized what she had done. Unauthorized charges turned up on her credit cards. Items stolen included a black Prada wallet with gold accents valued at $2,000, $930 in cash, a New Jersey driver’s license, work authorization papers, a Social Security card, plus debit and credit cards.

Lim TrimOne thief went right to the source of some designer luggage. At 6:30 p.m. on April 29, an unknown man let himself into the company office of 3.1 Phillip Lim located at 304 Hudson St. and helped himself to merchandise. The items stolen included a 3.1 Phillip Lim backpack valued at $1,200 and another priced at $925, along with a 3.1 Phillip Lim handbag valued at $1,000 and another tagged at $900, making a total haul of $4,025.

Grand Street Theft AutoIn the future, a visitor from New Jersey may elect to park his car in a garage. At early on Sunday, May 29, a 31-year-old man parked his black 2002 Acura RSX in front of 41 Grand St. and left to go out with some friends. When he returned to his parking spot at 3:15 a.m., his car was no longer there. He searched the area but could not find his missing vehicle. There was no broken glass at the parking spot, and the car’s spare key was at home. A license plate reader showed the car going through the Holland Tunnel at the very same time the owner found the car missing. He told police he had left his wallet in the car, and sure enough, unauthorized charges turned up on his Chase debit card for $400 at 1 Harmon Plaza in Secaucus, N.J. The stolen car was a black 2002 Acura RSX with New Jersey plates M47GMD valued at $3,100. Other items missing included a Prada import wallet worth $400, plus Xanax, Adderall, and credit, dental, insurance, and office access cards.

Tablet TakenSome thieves steal cars; others steal just the contents of the cars. At 7:30 p.m. on May 23, a 29-year-old woman and her 28-year-old boyfriend parked her gray 2009 Hyundai Elantra in front of 26 Thompson St. before going to work. When they returned at 2:30 a.m. the following morning, the rear driver’s-side window had been broken and the boyfriend’s backpack containing his laptop had been taken from the rear driver’s-side seat. The items stolen included a Surface Pro 3 tablet valued at $1,500 and a Tumi backpack worth $400, making a total stolen of $1,900.