Police Blotter
20th Precinct
Jewelry job
There was an apartment robbery at
322 W. 72 St., according to police. A
woman, 41, was on vacation early in the
new year, and when she returned, she
noticed on the evening of Sat., Jan. 5,
that several items of jewelry were missing,
including two gold rings, a Movado
gold watch and necklace charms, with a
total value of $3,000. The woman said
that the building superintendent and
workers had access to her apartment
because of fl oor repairs being done,
and that a maid did, too. The grand larceny
case remains open.
Perfume perp
There were two recent robberies
at the Sephora perfume store at 2103
Broadway, at W. 73 St., according to
police reports. On Tues., Jan. 1, around
12:30 p.m., an employee said that a
woman entered the shop and took four
items of perfume totaling $530, including
two by Chanel and two by Dior.
The woman, who is wanted for petit
larceny, is described as white/Hispanic,
5-feet-7-inches tall and 200 pounds,
with long, straight black hair.
The second incident at Sephora was
on Wed., Jan. 2, around 2:30 p.m., police
said, when an employee reported
that a man took six fragrances, three
by Tom Ford and three by Chanel, with
a total value of $864, then fl ed in an
unknown direction.
Wanted for petit larceny, the suspect
is described as black, 22, fi ve-feet-10-
inches tall and 160 pounds.
Car break-ins
There was a car break-in at 75 West
End Ave., on Sat., Dec. 29, at 9 p.m.,
according to police. A woman, 53, said
she parked her car there and when
she returned on Jan. 1, around 5 p.m.,
she discovered the rear passenger-side
window had been shattered, and items
from inside were missing, including
$25 in cash. The case is open and there
is no available description of a suspect.
There was another car break-in last
week, at Riverside Drive and W. 75
St., police said. A man, 49, parked a
2013 black Lexus there on Wed., Jan.
2, at 11 p.m., and when he returned
the following day, he saw that the rear
passenger-side window was smashed
and the window frame was damaged.
A pair of Prada glasses was taken from
the car, valued at $600, and damage to
the window was estimated to be less
than $250.
An offi cer at the 20th Precinct said
there has been a wave of local car
Police say this guy pickpocketed
a man sleeping inside the subway
station at 50th St. and Eighth
Ave.
break-ins recently, and residents are
advised not to leave belongings in open
view in parked cars.
19th Precinct
F.D.R. DWI
There was a drunk-driving incident
on the F.D.R. Drive on Sun., Dec. 30,
at 1 a.m., police said. An offi cer saw a
man driving recklessly northbound on
the East River freeway at E. 72 St. in a
2008 black Chrysler sedan, with a New
York license plate. The man was going
fast, switching lanes without signaling,
and unable to stay in his lane.
The driver was stopped at E. 135th
St. between Madison and Fifth Aves.,
and said that he came from a party
and had had one beer. He had dilated
pupils and a breathalyzer test showed
0.22 — nearly three times the legal
limit — police said. He was taken to
the 28th Precinct for further testing,
but became unconscious, then unable
to stand on his feet without assistance
and was spitting and acting erratically.
He was then taken to Harlem Hospital
by E.M.S. Angelo Rodriguez, 33, was
arrested for misdemeanor DWI.
3rd Ave. mugging
There was a mugging at 1538 Third
Ave., near E. 87th St., on Sun., Dec. 30,
around 2 a.m., according to a police report.
A man, 30, said he approached a
group of three men and one woman,
and asked if they had seen a check he
had dropped. The man then turned
around and started walking north on
Third Ave., when he was approached
by the same group and punched multiple
times by two of the men. The group
took several of his items, including a
cell phone, keys and a MetroCard, then
fl ed north on Third Ave.
The man reported pain and swelling
on his face and pain in his right arm,
and was treated at the scene. A police
canvass of the area was done with
negative results. The three wanted men
are described as black and 18 years old,
and one of them is 5-feet-10-inches tall
and 165 pounds, with short hair. The
woman is only described as black and
18 years old. The group is wanted for
felony robbery.
Fraud scheme
A woman living at E. 62nd St. was
the victim of a fraud scheme in early
December, according to police. The
victim, 80, said she received a call from
a man claiming to be her grandson and
saying he was in trouble after a car accident
and needed money to post bail
or he would go to jail.
The woman said another person
claiming to be a lawyer, “Miles Richards,”
was in contact with her from
Dec. 4 to 19 about money needing to
be sent to the man, “Carl Burns.”
The woman sent a total of $80,850
by FedEx, none of which has been recovered.
A man named Carl Burns,
with no further description provided,
is wanted for felony grand larceny.
Resto rob
A woman had property stolen inside
the Tony’s Di Napoli restaurant on
Thurs., Dec. 27 at 2 p.m., according to
police. The victim, 24, put her purse on
the back of her chair as she went to pay
her bill, and then returned to fi nd property
missing from the bag. The woman
alerted staff at the restaurant, located
at 1081 Third Ave., at E. 64th St., then
she received a text and e-mail from
American Express about an attempted
charge of $5,662 at Bloomingdale’s.
The woman said she hadn’t given anyone
permission to use her cards.
Police reviewed video footage and
saw a man sitting next to the woman,
who then took items from her purse, including
a debit card, three credit cards,
a driver’s permit and a Louis Vuitton
wallet valued at $200.
The suspect, who is wanted for felony
grand larceny, is described as black,
40 years old, 6-feet-2-inches tall and
230 pounds.
Midtown North
Subway robbery
A man is wanted for a robbery inside
the subway station at 50th St. and
Eighth Ave. on Sat., Dec. 8, at 4:30
a.m., police said. The victim, 38, was
sleeping on a bench on the platform for
the downtown C and E trains, when the
robber took the man’s wallet from his
pants pocket and fl ed. The wallet had a
debit card and $9 in cash.
Police described the thief as black,
about 45 years old, 5-feet-8-inches tall
and 175 pounds. He had a mustache
and was last seen wearing a black
waist-length coat with patches on each
sleeve, black sweatpants, gray sneakers,
and a black New York Yankees hat with
black stitching. Police also released a
photo.
Anyone with information on this incident
is asked to call the Crime Stoppers
Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for
Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The
public can also submit their tips by logging
onto the CrimeStoppers Web site
at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.
COM, on Twitter @NYPDTips or by
texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES)
and then entering TIP577.
All calls are strictly confi dential.
Midtown South
Chicken pickin’
A customer was robbed at the Turntable
Chicken Jazz restaurant, at 20 W.
33rd St., on Sat., Dec. 15, at 8:30 p.m.,
police said. In the incident, a woman,
25, had her purse taken from her chair
by two men and a woman who acted
in concert. The group then fl ed in an
unknown direction.
One of the male robbers is described
as black, about 35 years old, 6 feet tall
and 180 pounds. He has short black
hair and was last seen wearing a tan
suit jacket, white T-shirt, dark pants
and glasses. The woman is described as
black, about 30 years old and 5-feet-8
-inches tall and 160 pounds with long
red hair. She was last seen wearing a
white dress and a black jacket. Police
released surveillance photos of the suspects,
who are wanted for grand larceny.
Gabe Herman
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