Drama at the Movies

Written by admin on February 4, 2010. Posted in Crime Watch West Side Spirit, News & Features West Side Spirit

A man was arrested for stealing purses Jan. 29 at the Loews Theater at 1998 Broadway and West 68th Street. Police said a day before his arrest, 21-year-old Nicholas Fairclough went to the fourth-floor IMAX theater and stole the purse of a 44-year-old Upper East Side woman. Fairclough then went to the handicapped aisle to
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Sexual Assault in Building Vestibule

Written by admin on February 4, 2010. Posted in Crime Watch West Side Spirit, News & Features West Side Spirit

A 48-year-old man was arrested and charged with forcible touching. Police said that at 12:25 a.m., Jan. 30, John Zaubler was running naked through the public hallway of an apartment building at West 82nd Street and Central Park West. He approached a 39-year-old woman in the building’s vestibule and put his arm around her midsection,
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Subway Kiosk Assault

Written by admin on January 28, 2010. Posted in Crime Watch West Side Spirit, News & Features West Side Spirit

Two men mugged and assaulted a subway kiosk employee. Police said that at 6:45 a.m., Jan. 7, a man approached the employee manning the platform kiosk, at the West 66th Street 1 stop, and asked for a pack of cigarettes. Then another man forcibly entered the kiosk, trying to get cash and merchandise. Cops said
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Construction Site Burglarized

Written by admin on January 28, 2010. Posted in Crime Watch West Side Spirit, News & Features West Side Spirit

A construction site at 180 Amsterdam Ave. and West 68th Street was the site of a break-in. Police said that Jan. 8, an employee at Nevco Contracting noticed that someone had forcibly broken into four offices and stolen $5,800 worth of tools. The employee suspects the burglary happened the previous weekend
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Pill Heist at Drug Store

Written by admin on January 28, 2010. Posted in Crime Watch West Side Spirit, News & Features West Side Spirit

Three men are suspected of making off with thousands of dollars worth of pills from the Duane Reade at 4 Amsterdam Ave. and West 60th Street. Police said that at 9:30 a.m., Jan. 10, one man acted as lookout while two others put a large amount of medication in their jackets. When the store manager
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Teen Mugged For Phone

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

A 13-year-old boy was mugged for his cell phone Jan. 6 at 5:50 p.m. Police said he was approached by three muggers wearing black masks and hooded sweatshirts on the corner of West End Avenue and West 81st Street, a block away from the victim’s home. One perp reportedly said, “Give me your phone. Don’t
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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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Restaurant Burglarized

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

China Fun, a restaurant at 246 Columbus Ave. and West 72nd Street, was burglarized Jan. 7. At 7 a.m. that morning, an employee noticed that the side entrance had been left unlocked and that the door to the restaurant’s office showed signs of forced entry. Cops said the desk drawer was broken and that $1,000
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