Crime Watch

BY JERRY DANZIG

Bottle BattleOne MTA passenger got no rest in a subway restroom. At 7:15 a.m. on Friday, March 17, a 38-year-old woman was having a verbal dispute with an another woman in the restroom at the Fulton Street 4 and 5 station at Broadway and John Street. The other woman then hit her on the head with a bottle and fled to parts unknown, police said. Police were unable to locate the assailant or recover the bottle. The victim had no injuries but complained of substantial pain.

Dublin Troublin’So much for the luck of the Irish. At 3 p.m. on Friday, March 17, a 29-year-old man tried to pay for his bill at Dubliner bar, but discovered his wallet was missing. He later told police he had been bumped inside the Stone Street tavern. The presumed pickpocket later used the victim’s credit card to buy $12,306 worth of merchandise at the Apple Store located at 103 Prince St. The other items stolen included the victim’s wallet, various credit and debit cards, a New York State driver’s license, a MetroCard, and $20 in cash.

Riff-Raff StaffPolice arrested one of two employees suspected of stealing merchandise from a high-end department store. A male employee of the Saks Fifth Avenue location at 250 Vesey St. told police that the store’s asset protection team had determined that between January 17 and March 10, perpetrators had been removing store merchandise from the premises and using the company’s FedEx pickups to ship merchandise to multiple locations without permission or authority. The items stolen included two pairs of Louboutin shoes valued at $1,295, four pairs of Fendi shoes totaling $1,300, two more pairs of Fendi shoes valued at $800, a Balmain shirt priced at $1,275, and a fur tagged at $1,035, making a total stolen of $5,705. On March 16, police arrested a 24-year-old female employee, Shanell Anderson, charging her with grand larceny. They continue to look for a male employee, also suspected in the thefts.

LackpackOne young woman failed to find safe harbor at the Harbor House not long ago. At 8 p.m. on Friday, March 17, a 25-year-old woman left her backpack unattended inside a room while she worked at an event at the Pier A Harbor House located at 22 Battery Place. She told police she last saw her bag around 8 p.m. At 10:30 p.m. she went back to get her things and found her pack was missing. The items stolen included a MacBook Air and charger valued at $1,000, a MiFi portable Wi-Fi charger valued at $100, iPhone chargers worth $50, a small Louis Vuitton clutch purse priced at $800, Ray-Ban sunglasses tagged at $700, and a Patagonia sweatshirt, scarf and gloves priced at $300, making a total stolen of $2,950.

Dread RabbitPolice advise women in restaurants and bars to keep purses between your feet, not next to them. At 7:20 p.m. on Monday, March 13, a 27-year-old woman put her handbag next to her feet inside the Dead Rabbit bar at 30 Water St. When she went to retrieve her bag at 8 p.m., it had disappeared. The items stolen included a black Furla bag valued at $900, a MacBook Air worth $900, a Salvatore Ferragamo wallet priced at $400, a Ralph Laurent wallet tagged at $70, a Ukrainian driver’s license, four credit cards and $60 in cash, making a total stolen of $2,330.