Police Beat: Stolen Mercedes-Benz Zipcar, Mugging on Canal Street
430 Greenwich Street
Sept. 15, 5:30 a.m. - 7:30 a.m.
A thief stole $200, bank cards and a Maryland driver’s license from a man’s van while he stepped out to make a newspaper delivery. The van was left unattended, with the window open. The man cancelled his credit card and no unauthorized charges had been made.
NE Corner, Canal and Varick Streets
Sept. 8, 4:45 p.m.
A 18-year-old man was approaching the corner when two other teens punched him in the head and snatched his backpack, Beats headphones and $40. The muggers then fled east on Canal Street.
The victim, who suffered a small bump on his head, refused medical attention.
150 Broadway
Sept. 6, 5-5:25 p.m.
Two women were arrested Sept. 6 after allegedly attacking a security guard while trying to make off with nearly $330 worth of perfume from Sephora at 150 Broadway.
Police say that the guard tried to stop Shardai Louis, 28, from leaving the store after Louis hid perfume in her bag. Louis punched the guard in the arm, causing pain and swelling while her companion, Natasha Infante, 33, pulled on the other arm, according to police. The women managed to flee but were apprehended by police.
Both women were charged with second degree robbery, the DA's office said.
The alleged shoplifting comes two months after a perfume thief, who was not caught, targeted the same Sephora, swiping 28 bottles of Chanel perfume. One week later, a thief made off with 25 bottles of Fierce cologne from Abercrombie & Fitch at 199 Water Street.
2 Gold Street
Sept. 3, 1:20 - 4:20 p.m.
Someone used a fraudulent account to steal a Mercedes-Benz Zipcar, valued at $45,295, from the Imperial Parking Garage. On Sept. 3, a GPS device tracked the car to Crown Heights, Brooklyn, but could not provide an updated location since then. Police say the theft was reported to them on Sept. 10.
67 Franklin Street
Aug. 28, 4 p.m. - Sept. 2, noon
When a couple returned to their Franklin Street home in Tribeca from a Long Island vacation on Sept. 3 they found their bedroom and bathroom ransacked. But the thief had an eye for just one thing: cufflinks.
Police say the burglars made off with eight pairs of links worth a total of $38,000. The link sets—six gold, one crystal and one platinum—ranged in value from $3,000 to $6,000 each.
The thief snuck into a fifth-floor apartment through an unlocked fire escape window, according to police.