A woman was headed to the ATM on East 85th Street at 7:30 p.m. on Monday February 25th. After she was finished, she went back to her car and sat inside. A black male, approximately 5’8 approached the car and stated “give me the money” while displaying a black handgun. The unknown man then took the $15 and fled. Police searched the area but with no results.

Bar Stool Burglary

On February 24th, a 56-year-old woman was sitting inside a bar on Second Avenue at 7:30 p.m. She had her handbag on the bar stool, and an unknown person removed her bag without permission. The victim then went to a friend’s house and canceled her cards, but she already saw a charge had been made on a taxi to Queens. In total: $3,621 in cash was stolen, as well as her purse, ID and cell phone. No arrests have yet been made

 Men Arrested for 20 Bags of Marijuana

Two perpetrators were observed inside a 2006 Chevy Impala vehicle on the corner of First Avenue and 92nd Street on February 23rd at 6:30 p.m. The first perpetrator had a gravity knife. They also were found to have 17 bags of marijuana on their possession. A further search inside the car revealed three other bags. The pair, a black man, aged 30, and another black man aged 25, were arrested for drug possession.

 Road Rage Taken to a New Level

Following a heated argument between two drivers on February 25th at 10 p.m. on East 81st Street, one of the drivers proceeded to follow the victim. The 26-year-old Hispanic man parked the car and got out. He proceeded to hit his victim in the face, causing him to lose balance and fall. The assailant fled the scene in his vehicle, and the victim ended up with lacerations on his face and head. The assailant is wanted for assault.

 Bank Robbery on 2nd Ave

Inside a 2nd Avenue bank on February 26th in the afternoon, two unknown people (one female, white, 42; and the other male, black 6’2) entered the bank. Both approached the teller and shoved identical notes under the window that said “no dye packs, no alarms, no GPS, all $100s, $50s and $10s in the bag- comply and no one gets hurt.” In total, the perpetrators were given $1,540. Police are still on the lookout for the individuals  responsible.

Attention Upper West Siders: the 20th Precinct, along with precincts throughout the city, has received an uptick in complaints of Apple devices being stolen from public transportation, bars and off the street. Keep your eyes and hands on your iPhones, iPods, iPads and MacBooks at all times.

More UWS Bank Fraud

On February 26th, at a bank on Broadway, an employee received a fraud warning to be on the lookout for an unknown woman. The woman shortly after walked into the bank and presented the teller with a stolen ID, and attempted to remove $4,500 from a bank account. The fraud warning matched the info on the fake ID. The woman was arrested, and the case is closed.

In another case of bank fraud, a 77-year-old woman living on Riverside Drive received a phone call from her bank saying that $1000 had been withdrawn from her account, and another $1000 spent at a local Apple store. The victim last saw her debit card about a month ago, and she has since canceled her cards.

 Hefty Burglary on Riverside Drive

On February 23rd, a 42-year-old man living at Riverside Drive said that he returned to his apartment and discovered his door unlocked. He entered the apartment and saw his window open. After walking around his apartment, he discovered that his bike, MacBook, two iPhones, watch, two suits and shoes were missing. In total the missing items were worth over $12,000. Cop dusted for prints, but did not find anything. The incident occurred between 11 p.m. on Saturday and 10 p.m. on Sunday. No arrests have been made.

 Burglar on 82nd Street Caught in Action

Inside a building on West 82nd Street, on February 24th around midnight, a witness observed an unknown man attempting to manipulate the lock to get into the building unlawfully. The perpetrator was observed attempting to remove a bike, worth $89, from inside an apartment. The perpetrator, a 48-year-old man, was arrested for burglary and the bike was recovered.

 Gift Card Entanglement

On 66th Street, a 22-year-old woman who lives at West 62nd Street bought gift cards from an unknown man. The perpetrator called customer service to prove that the cards were working, but the victim discovered that they were not. The victim took her money back from the perpetrator. They then got into a verbal dispute which resulted in the perpetrator pulling his victim’s hair and pushing her. The 23-year-old man was arrested for robbery.

VIOLENT BOYFRIEND
A domestic dispute left a young woman bleeding and bitten last Friday. The 23-year-old victim reported that she was hanging out with friends in her West 65th Street apartment in the evening, then got into a fight with her 21-year-old boyfriend. During the dispute, the boyfriend kicked open a door, grabbed the woman by her hair and bit her on the neck. The woman retreated to the bathroom, but the boyfriend forced his way in and used a shard from a candle holder that he broke to slash her right hand. The woman went to the police after the incident, and the boyfriend was arrested for assault.

FORGOTTEN ELECTRONICS
A man lost numerous electronic devices in an elevator on Friday. The 56-year-old was riding up to his apartment on West 72nd Street around 5 p.m. and accidentally left a bag behind. Inside the bag was a Macbook, an iPad, two cameras and binoculars, which combined with other items and the bag itself were worth almost $3,500. The man used Apple’s GPS tracking feature to pinpoint the location of his property at another building down his street, whose doorman revealed that only one resident lived there. Police spoke with the resident, who claims to know nothing about the incident.

NEWSSTAND BREAK-IN
A news vendor returned to his stand on Broadway early in the morning of Monday, Nov. 19, and found that he had been robbed. An unknown perp managed to remove a lock on the front gate and enter the stand. Inside, the crook swiped $6,380 in cash and $2,400 worth of cigarette cartons. The vendor, a Queens resident, reported the robbery to the police, but a suspect has yet to be identified.

KNIFE-POINT ROBBERY
A man was robbed while leaving the subway early in the morning on Tuesday, Nov. 20. The 38-year-old was passing through a turnstile at 72nd Street Station around 5:30 a.m. when a thief grabbed him and threw him against the wall. A second thief appeared with a knife, and the first said, “I should kill you.” The thieves removed the man’s property and forced him to remove his sneakers, which they did not steal, then fled the scene. The man reported the crime to police after he left the station. The two thieves remain at large.

JACKET HEIST
An unknown number of thieves stole jackets from a clothing store on Broadway by smashing one of its windows. The burglary occurred around midnight on Monday, Nov. 19, when the crook(s) used a brick to shatter the store’s side window, then reached into the store and grabbed three Geox down jackets worth $315 each. Cameras were on the scene, but police have yet to identify the criminal(s).