Police Beat

Compiled by Nick Pinto
POSTED September 1, 2007

Franklin & W. Broadway
7/13...6 p.m.
Six men walked up to a 13-year-old boy, punched him in the eye and stole his bicycle, valued at $300.

Lispenard & W. Broadway
7/21...9 p.m.
After getting into an argument in a restaurant, one man followed the other out onto the street, grabbed a beer bottle from a garbage can, broke it, and used it to attack the victim, slashing him across his stomach.

Park Place & W. Broadway
7/29...1:15 p.m.
After a disagreement over a cab fare, a passenger opened the door of a taxi and punched the driver, taking $16 from the front seat before fleeing. Police arrested the attacker.

17 Laight
7/31...bet. 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.
A thief cut through the chain securing a bicycle in front of the building and stole a 20-year-old Mercier 10-speed valued at $1,200.

221 W. Thames
8/2...bet. 11 p.m. and 3 a.m.
Two New York City Parks Department bicycles were stolen. The three-month-old Trek cycles were valued at $1,600.

43 Park Place
8/3...5 p.m.
A woman’s laptop computer was stolen from a restaurant. The IBM Thinkpad was worth $2,500.

41 River Terrace
8/5...2 p.m.
A man parked his bicycle in front of the playground to play basketball, leaving a bag hanging on the bicycle. When he returned two hours later, the bag was gone. It contained $75 in cash, credit cards and identification, and an iPod, for a total value of $421.

199 Chambers
8/6...3 p.m.
A cell phone and a wallet with credit cards, identification, and $20 in cash were taken from a man’s locked locker at Borough of Manhattan Community College.

465 Washington
8/8...5 p.m.
An Apple computer valued at $1,500 was stolen from inside the building.

102 North End
8/12...3 p.m.
A man dropped off his luggage at the Embassy Suites Hotel after checking in, then left to get some food. On his return, one of his bags was missing. A review of the security video showed a man had followed the bellhop and taken the bag when it was unattended. The bag contained passports, drivers licenses and $2,750 in camera equipment.

Canal & W. Broadway
8/13...1:30 p.m.
A 16-year-old from Illinois had a cell-phone, watch and $80 in cash grabbed from his hand by a man who ran north on West Broadway towards Grand Street. Police followed the man but were unable to locate him.

Lispenard & W. Broadway
8/20...12:30 p.m.
A 16-year-old from Farmingdale, L.I., reported that a man walked up to him offering a fake ID for $100. When the teen refused, the suspect pushed him against a nearby wall, simulating a knife underneath his sweatshirt and demanding his belongings. The robber ran off with $10 in cash and a cell phone valued at $50.

3 World Financial Center
8/21...10:20 a.m.
A store manager reported that one of his employees had stolen between $1,500 and $3,000 in merchandise and cash over the past four months.

251 Broadway
8/21...3:35 p.m.
Police arrested a 27-year-old man after store detectives detained him for shoplifting $29.16 worth of children’s Tylenol.

102 North End
8/22...12:40 p.m.
A gym patron reported that his wallet, containing credit cards and $180, had been taken from an unlocked locker. Police arrested a 35-year-old man in connection with the theft.

32 Avenue of the Americas
8/25...1:50 p.m.
Three men arrived at the loading dock in a flatbed truck and showed fraudulent paperwork to the supervisor before driving off with two scissor lifts, each valued at $16,130.

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