HOLIDAY NIGHTMARE A 66-year-old woman discovered that her jewelry had been stolen when she returned from a summer vacation to her West 71st Street apartment. The woman was away from her home visiting family from May to November, a time period in which she said numerous people had access to the upstairs level of her 
Place yourself on a city stoop during a recent smoldering summer evening. Perhaps you are taking your mind off of the heat with a book or cool glass of wine, when you notice a white, windowless van screeching past. Maybe you see two men, wearing what look like uniforms, park and get out of the 
A Whopping Fraud A 59-year-old Upper West Side resident found herself the victim of an unknown fraudster who swindled her out of tens of thousands of dollars. According to police, the mystery perp stole a check made out to the victim in the amount of $28,337.50. He or she opened a fraudulent Wells Fargo checking 
Compiled by Adel Manoukian Thief Bikes Away Vehicle theft—from bicycles to cars—is fairly common in the city, and mopeds, it turns out, are no exception. A 27-year-old man recently reported to police that his motorized bicycle was stolen from in front of a store on Church Street. Luckily, the building’s property manager caught the theft 
Compiled by Megan Bungeroth & Amanda Woods Ride Home Gone Wrong Last Sunday, a 26-year-old woman got into a taxi on East 62nd Street and York Avenue and asked the driver to take her home. The problem arose when the driver said he didn’t know how to get to her address on Webster Avenue in 
Compiled by Megan Bungeroth The Worst of Crimes A group of Upper West Side neighbors received a rude—and hot—awakening when they discovered their air conditioners had been stolen. Last Thursday, the manager of a building on West 71st Street reported to police that eight AC units, worth a total of $8,000, were discovered missing from 
