Police Blotter
Theft, assault
at the 7-Eleven
A case of shoplifting at a 7-Eleven led
to an altercation with a store employee,
according to police.
On Oct. 28, around 12:10 p.m., a
man entered the 7-Eleven at 194 Seventh
Ave., and allegedly shoplifted a
can of beer.
When he was stopped by a store employee,
the man allegedly pushed and
struck the employee, then fl ed the location,
offi cials said.
— Gabe Herman
Serial subway
wallet thief
A man is wanted by police in connection
to two separate incidents of allegedly
stealing wallets in the subway and
then making unauthorized charges on
stolen cards, police said. The fi rst incident
was on Wednesday, Nov. 6, at the
14th Street/Seventh Avenue subway
station. Around 9 a.m., a 30-year-old
woman was riding a downtown 2 train,
when she discovered that her wallet had
been taken from her bag, according to
offi cials. An investigation found that
a man was allegedly seen on surveillance
making $53 worth of purchases
at a local deli. The second incident was
on Nov. 11, around 8:25 a.m., when
a 77-year-old woman on a downtown
1 train, realized at the 66th Street/
Broadway station that her wallet wasn’t
in her bag. An investigation found the
man allegedly seen on surveillance using
the victim’s credit card at a deli at
62 W. 62nd St.
— Gabe Herman
With acquaintances like her...
A man was robbed on Nov. 8 by a
woman he had just met, according to
police.
Around 11:45 a.m., inside an apartment
at 227 Cherry St., a 51-year-old
man was with a woman he met earlier
in the day, when the woman allegedly
produced a knife and demanded his
bank card and PIN number.
The male complied, offi cials said,
and the woman left the location and
then allegedly took $2,000 from an
ATM at 183 Canal St. before fl eeing.
There were no reported injuries from
the incident.
— Gabe Herman
Cashmere sweater haul
from Brooks Brothers
A man stole several pieces of clothing from Brooks Brothers, at 346 Madison
Ave., according to police.
On Friday, Nov. 8, around 11:30 a.m., a man entered the store and allegedly
removed nine cashmere sweaters from a rack and put them in a bag, offi cials
said.
The man then fl ed in an unknown direction with the merchandise, valued
around $3,000.
— Gabe Herman
Astor Place purchases with stolen card
A stolen credit card was
used to make several purchases
near Astor Place on
Saturday, Nov. 9, according
to police.
Around 4:15 a.m., a man
allegedly used a Chase credit
card, which belonged to a
23-year-old victim, at CVS,
Walgreens and Duane Reade
stores near 101 Astor Place.
The card had previously
been reported stolen, police
said, and the unauthorized
purchases totaled around
$300.
Thrift shop
jewelry theft
A thrift shop had over $6,000 worth
of merchandise stolen on Thursday,
Nov. 14, police said.
Around 2 p.m., a man entered the
Cure Thrift Shop, at 111 E. 12 St., and
allegedly took jewelry from over the
counter while the store clerk was helping
other customers, offi cials said.
The man then allegedly fl ed with
property valued around $6,375, according
to police. There were no reported
injuries.
— Gabe Herman
Met at club,
then robbed
A man was robbed by a man he
met at an East Village club, offi cials
said. On Nov. 17, around 9:30 p.m., a
63-year-old man met another man inside
Club Cummings, at 505 E. 6 St.
After some time, the two left the club
together, police said, and were walking
along the sidewalk, when the man
allegedly reached into the victim’s bag
and took his wallet, before fl eeing.
— Gabe Herman
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