Police Blotter
Fresh thief
A woman getting lunch suddenly realized
she had no way to pay for her meal
after discovering her wallet had been
stolen.
At 2:14 p.m. on Tues., Feb. 12., the
33-year-old woman reported her wallet
missing after trying to pay for food at a
Fresh & Co., at 127 E. 60th St.
The thief took the victim’s two Chase
Sapphire cards, a Bank of America debit
card, driver’s license, $14 Gap certifi -
cate, $300 Bloomingdale gift card, three
buybuy Baby gift cards worth $200 and
a Capital One card.
According to police, once the pickpocket
snatched the wallet, he treated
himself to some soup at the deli before
purchasing a $1,442 Louis Vuitton bag
with one of the Chase cards.
After his lunch and shopping spree,
the thief used the second Chase card to
buy a cup of coffee at the Starbucks at
1021 Third Ave.
Offi cers from the 19th Precinct were
able to identify a possible suspect, described
as a black male standing about
5-foot-10-inches tall, via security footage
at Bloomingdale Louis Vuitton.
Bad movie
A night out at the movies turned out
to be not much fun when a Manhattan
woman’s wallet was stolen while she sat
in the theater.
The 77-year-old was walking out of
the AMC Orpheum 7, at 1538 Third
Ave, at E. 86th St., when she noticed
that her purse felt lighter.
According to police, the victim noticed
that her wallet and cell phone were
missing from her bag. The moviegoer
eventually found her purse and wallet in
the theater, but all of her cards had been
taken out of the wallet.
Missing from the wallet were a $100
card, a MetroCard, a DMV photo
ID card, a blank check and a Bank of
America debit card, which was used to
purchase $433 worth of goods at a Best
Buy store.
Police sources said that a few other
patrons have reported things stolen
while at this AMC Orpheum.
Church theft
Police are asking for the public’s help
in fi nding a man wanted for robbing an
Upper East Side Catholic church.
At 9:30 a.m. on Jan. 30, an unidentifi
ed man entered St. Monica’s Church,
at 413 E. 79th St., and took four brass
candlestick holders and placed them inside
a suitcase.
He then exited the house of worship
and fl ed on foot in an unknown direction,
according to police.
A surveillance photo of a man who allegedly tried to rape a woman at knifepoint in Midtown. Courtesy
N.Y.P.D.
The candlestick holders are worth
about $3,000 each.
Surveillance footage from inside the
church shows the thief wearing all-dark
clothing. Police describe the crook as
between the ages of 40 and 50.
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).
Tips can also be submitted on the
CrimeStoppers Web site at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.
COM, on Twitter
@NYPDTips or by texting to 274637
(CRIMES) and then entering TIP577.
All calls are strictly confi dential.
Attempted rape
There was an attempted rape this past
Sun., Feb. 17, in Midtown, according to
a police report.
Around 8:05 p.m., a 21-year-old
woman met a man around E. 45 St. and
Vanderbilt Ave. They then entered a
residence, police said, and once inside,
the man displayed a knife and tried to
sexually assault the woman. She fought
the attacker and suffered minor injuries,
after which the man fl ed in an unknown
direction.
Surveillance video was provided
by the police. The man is described as
Asian/Pacifi c with medium complexion,
about 18 to 25 years old, 5-feet-8
-inches tall and weighing 160 pounds.
He has black hair and black facial hair,
brown eyes and a medium build. He was
last seen wearing a green jacket, black
hooded sweatshirt, black pants and gray
shoes.
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).
Tips can also be submitted on the
CrimeStoppers Web site at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.
COM, on Twitter
@NYPDTips or by texting to 274637
(CRIMES) and then entering TIP577.
All calls are strictly confi dential.
Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech
and Gabe Herman
4 February 21 - March 6, 2019 MEX Schneps Media