Crime Watch

Chanel HellPainting the town red put an area resident in the red. At 11 p.m. on Dec. 11, a 45-year-old woman was enjoying a night out at The Smith Restaurant at 1900 Broadway when she left her property unattended. When she next looked for her belongings they were nowhere to be found, including a Chanel wallet, credit cards, and other items totaling $4,700.

No Luck at StarbucksHang your bag on a chair, and you’d better beware! At 10 p.m. on Dec. 12, a 51-year-old woman hung her bag on the back of her seat at the Starbucks store at 1841 Broadway. When she next checked on her stuff it was gone, including the bag, credit cards and other belongings. The police report gave no value for the missing items.

GoosedOne restaurant might need to check the security in its coat check room. At 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 10, a 30-year-old man left a coat and sweater in the check room at a restaurant located at 226 West 79th St. The items – Canadian goose coat valued at $950 and a cashmere sweater worth $100 – were missing when he went to fetch them.

Rolled RolexAt 8 p.m. on Dec. 9, a 37-year-old man left his watch and wallet in a locker at the Equinox Sports Club at 160 Columbus Ave. When he returned after his workout, he found that his watch had vanished. It was a Rolex Datejust valued at $6,000.

UnfairwayMore than fruit and produce were getting squeezed in a local Fairway store recently. At 11 a.m. on Dec. 10, a 39-year-old woman placed her purse in her shopping cart in the Fairway store at 2131 Broadway. When she next checked for the bag, she found that it had disappeared, along with her wallet, driver’s license, credit cards and cash. Police put the value of the missing items and cash at $640.