Crime Watch

Written by Joanna Fantozzi on February 6, 2013. Posted in Crime Watch our town, Our Town

ART THIEF ON MAIN STREET A 53-year-old man left an unknown man in his art studio on Main Street on Roosevelt Island on the afternoon of Jan. 29. After he returned five minutes later, the man discovered that one of his paintings had vanished from the gallery wall. The artwork, “Kids in the Sun Painting”
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Crime Watch

Written by Our Town Downtown on June 7, 2012. Posted in Crime Watch OTDT, Our Town Downtown

Compiled by Adel Manoukian Bless This Theft A 64-year old woman who only spoke Chinese was approached by three young women on Canal Street who told the victim that she needed to have her money and jewelry blessed to ward off evil spirits. The victim, amazingly, brought all her cash and 23 pieces of gold
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Crime Watch

Written by Our Town on June 7, 2012. Posted in Crime Watch our town, Our Town

By Rebecca Harris and Amanda Woods Purse Snatch A 33-year-old woman was taking a midnight stroll on the way to her East 90th Street home Tuesday morning when three women attacked her, knocking her to the ground in front of 303 E. 90th St. The three fled with the woman’s pink purse, containing her $220
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BlackBerry Heist

Written by admin on January 21, 2010. Posted in Crime Watch West Side Spirit, News & Features West Side Spirit

A group of three men made off with thousands of dollars worth of AT&T phones, mostly BlackBerrys. Police said the men entered the AT&T store, at 2066 Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue, at 4:55 p.m., Jan. 5. Two approached the cell phone displays while one acted as lookout. The thieves used wire cutters to remove eight
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