Police Beat

Compiled by Nick Pinto
POSTED OCTOBER 1, 2007

355 South End
9/2...7:30 a.m.
During a dispute about the return of property, a woman became angry, throwing objects around the room and striking the victim on the forehead with a clay statue. The 39-year-old woman was arrested. Damage to the apartment was estimated at $20,000.

51 White
9/2...bet 5:30 and 9 p.m.
A thief removed the lock on the front driver’s-side door of a parked car and stole photography and audio-visual equipment valued at $4,375.

55 Walker
9/2...bet. 6 and 9 p.m.
The owner of a car reported that $2,700 worth of clothing and shoes purchased earlier in the day were stolen from the back seat of her vehicle. There were no signs of forced entry.

Peck Slip & Pearl
9/4...1 p.m.
A woman was walking on Pearl Street when four men approached her, asking her for the time. One struck her in the face, knocking away her cell phone, and another tried unsuccessfully to reach into her back pocket. Police canvassed the area and arrested three suspects.

William & Wall
9/4...11 p.m.
A 21-year-old woman was leaving an ATM when a man approached her saying he needed directions. The man grabbed her wrist and displayed a box cutter, saying “If you do anything stupid, you know what’s going to happen.” He led the victim to a secluded area under an awning, took $400 and her credit cards, and fled.

110 West Broadway
9/8...4 a.m.
A 27-year-old Brooklyn woman was withdrawing money from an ATM when a man sneaked up behind her and put a knife to her neck, directing her to give him her money. She withdrew $500, but the attacker demanded more. She withdrew another $400, and then the assailant fled, taking her Gucci wallet, cell phone and iPod. The total value of the stolen cash and property was $3,357.

217 Broadway
9/14, bet. 11:45 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
A gym member locked her possessions in a locker, and returned after her work-out to find that the lock had been removed along with $80, credit cards and a cell phone.

Church & Canal
9/14...4 p.m.
A 17-year-old reported that while shopping on Canal Street, a man offered to sell him a fake ID. The victim said he declined but took out his wallet. The man took $80 from him and fled.

100 Chambers
9/16...6:45 p.m.
A man entered the establishment, displayed a knife, and vaulted over the counter, where he shoved one employee into a back room and another into a sink. He demanded money from the cash register, but when he was told it could not be opened, he fled.

123 West Broadway
9/18...bet. 11 p.m. and 9/19...9 a.m.
An employee left her bag overnight and found it missing when she returned the next morning. It contained $2,800 in beauty salon tools and products.

Wall & South
9/20...bet. 6 a.m. and 4 p.m.
A man parked his motorcycle. He returned a few hours later to find the motorcycle gone. The 2006 Honda 1000 was valued at $9,000.

16 Hudson
9/24...bet. 2 and 3 p.m.
A resident came home to find the apartment ransacked, items removed, and signs of forced entry by the door. The superintendent and a neighbor reported seeing a man ringing doorbells in the afternoon. The burglar took cash, computer and cell phone equipment and antiques valued at at $70,500.

80 North Moore
9/25...11 p.m.
A resident invited an acquaintance into his apartment, after which the two got into an argument. The acquaintance struck the resident on the wrist with a wrench and took his Panerai watch, valued at $7,000.

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