Posts Tagged ‘robbery’

Crime Watch

Written by admin on March 15, 2012. Posted in Breaking News, Crime Watch OTDT, Crime Watch our town, Crime Watch West Side Spirit, News & Features West Side Spirit, News OTDT, News Our Town, West Side Spirit

Not-So-Good Deed What should have been merely a touching example of a youngster helping out an elderly neighbor became the stuff of police reports last week. A 25-year-old woman jumped to the assistance of an 82-year-old man who was crossing a busy Upper West Side street last Thursday. By the time she had ferried the
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Robbery in Candy Land

Written by admin on November 3, 2010. Posted in Crime Watch West Side Spirit, News & Features West Side Spirit

There was a stick up at Belgian Neuhaus Chocolatier on 2151 Broadway and West 76th Street Oct. 25. Police said that at 12:30 p.m., the robber entered and told the employee, “Give me all your money.” The robber wore sunglasses, a glove on his left hand and kept his right hand in his jacket. He
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Good Game

Written by admin on October 27, 2010. Posted in Crime Watch West Side Spirit, News & Features West Side Spirit

Employees at GameStop, the video game store at 2322 Broadway and West 84th Street, reported that two men stole $4,700 Oct. 18. Police said that at 12:30 p.m., two men walked into the store and took the cash out of an open safe behind the counter
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Stick Up in Riverside

Written by admin on September 8, 2010. Posted in Crime Watch West Side Spirit, News & Features West Side Spirit

Two people were robbed at gunpoint in Riverside Park Aug. 30. A 21-year-old Brooklyn resident from Romania was sitting with his co-worker, a 21-year-old woman from Great Neck, Long Island, in the park around West 66th Street at 12:10 a.m. Four men, they told police, surrounded them and one displayed a fire arm. “Don’t move.
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Stick-Up At Park

Written by admin on September 1, 2010. Posted in Crime Watch West Side Spirit, News & Features West Side Spirit

Four young men were robbed at gunpoint while sitting on a bench in Riverside Park Aug. 18. The men, whose ages ranged between 18 and 20, were sitting near West 65th Street at 1 a.m., when a man and a woman approached. The man displayed a black semi-automatic handgun and told them to give up
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Bad Service

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

Two men were arrested July 23 after stealing iPhones from an AT&T store. The thieves entered the store on 2066 Broadway and West 71st Street at 4:20 p.m. and stole two phones from the display. Wilfred Pena, 19, and Eddie Hernandez, 20, tried to resist arrest. They were collared for grand larceny. In addition to
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No Smelling Daises at Flower Store

Written by admin on July 7, 2010. Posted in Crime Watch West Side Spirit, News & Features West Side Spirit

Posies, a flower store on 366 Amsterdam Ave. between West 77th and 78th streets, was robbed July 3 at 5:30 p.m. Employees told police a man entered and simulated a weapon under his jogging suit. He took an undisclosed amount of money from the register and the cashier’s cell phone. He told the employee to
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Women Muggers Rob Man

Written by admin on July 7, 2010. Posted in Crime Watch West Side Spirit, News & Features West Side Spirit

A group of women mugged a 22-year-old Brooklyn man July 3 at 3 a.m. At the northwest corner of West 67th Street and Broadway, a woman pulled a knife and pressed it against the man’s chest. She said, “Give me everything.” Two other women appeared and rifled through his pockets. One threw the man’s cell
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Home Jewelry Heist

Written by admin on June 9, 2010. Posted in Crime Watch West Side Spirit, News & Features West Side Spirit

A man had more than $50,000 of jewelry stolen from his home on West 66th Street and Columbus Avenue, he told police June 1. After returning from vacation May 27, the victim, 34, found his door open and his filing cabinet ransacked. The pricey jewelry included a $31,000 engagement ring, a $5,000 wedding band and
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Train Robbery and Assault

Written by admin on June 9, 2010. Posted in Crime Watch West Side Spirit, News & Features West Side Spirit

Two men were arrested after robbing and assaulting a Harlem man. Police said the victim was riding a northbound No. 2 train May 27 at 2:45 a.m., when three men entered the car and took his iPod. They punched him in the face and head, according to cops. After the assault, they left the train
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