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Yamaha Yield

NYPress — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:05:40 +0000

At 7:30 in the morning of Monday, May 6, a 31-year-old man from Northvale, NJ parked his motorcycle on West End Avenue. When he returned after 5 p.m., he found his motorcycle was missing. The boosted bike was a red 2004 Yamaha with New Jersey plates, valued at $8,500.

Back Nabber

NYPress — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:05:01 +0000

At a little after 10 in the morning of Saturday, May 4, a 27-year-old woman was walking down the street at the intersection of Broadway and 66th Street when an unknown perpetrator approached her from behind. He thrust an object into her back, saying, “Be quiet and give me your wallet.” She surrendered her wallet to the perpetrator, who then fled southbound on Broadway. Police conducted a canvas of the area but were unable to locate the robber. There was a camera at the location, which police hope will enable them to identify the suspect. Items in the victim’s wallet included her New York State driver’s license, bank cards, and $62 in cash.

Scaffold Score

NYPress — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:04:37 +0000

A 51-year-old man told police that some time between Friday, May 3 at 4:35 p.m. and Tuesday, May 7 at 9:30 a.m., TIRAK scaffolding motors valued at $18,000 were removed by unknown perpetrators from an elevated scaffolding area in front of a construction site on Riverside Drive. The location has video surveillance, and police are hopeful that a review of the footage will lead to an arrest.

Deluxe Deduction

NYPress — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:04:13 +0000

Late in the afternoon of Thursday, May 2, a 64-year-old man living on West End Avenue reported that he had received a call from a luxury department store on Fifth Avenue stating that his credit card had been used multiple times for multiple purchases online. The amount of the purchases totaled $4,000.

Crossover Crime

NYPress — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:03:44 +0000

At 2 a.m. on Thursday, May 2, a 55-year-old man from Windsor, CT returned to the spot on West 63rd Street where he thought he had parked his car at midnight and found his vehicle was gone. Police conducted a canvas of the area but were unable to locate the car. The tow pound also stated that they did not have the victim’s vehicle. The car stolen was a tan 2007 Lexus RX luxury crossover with Connecticut plates, valued at $35,000.

Posh Perpetrator

NYPress — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:03:18 +0000

On Wednesday, May 1, a 36-year-old woman living on Amsterdam Avenue reported that an unknown perpetrator with an aristocratic-sounding name had opened an online account. He then took $3,700 from her account and transferred it into his new account. The perpetrator had also visited a branch of her bank in Queens and taken $890 from her account. She said she did not know how the perpetrator got her bank information and took out her money. Then on May 7, a 50-year-old man living on West End Avenue reported that he had been informed by his bank (the same as that of the first victim) that an unknown perpetrator (with the same assumed name as in the previous incident) had attempted to open a fraudulent joint account online using the victim’s personal information. The perpetrator had attempted to remove $3,900 from the victim’s existing account, but this time the bank blocked the attempt. The second victim also said that a debit card for which he had not applied had been mailed to his house address bearing the perpetrator’s name.

Busted Boyfriend

NYPress — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:02:53 +0000

At 9 p.m. on Wednesday, May 1, a 42-year-old man got into an argument with his 44-year-old girlfriend at their apartment on W. 72nd Street. As the argument escalated, the man threw multiple aluminum cans of food at his girlfriend. One of the cans struck her in her right arm, causing a bruise. The man then put his hands around her neck and tried to choke her. She managed to escape his grasp and called the police. When the police arrived and attempted to cuff the boyfriend, the man locked his arms and flailed in an attempt to prevent the cuffing. The bruiser was arrested on May 2 and charged with assault.

Kawasaki Klepto

NYPress — Wed, 08 May 2013 19:46:01 +0000

By Jerry Danzig

At 8 a.m. on the morning of Tuesday, April 30, a 32-year-old man parked his motorcycle on W. 63rd St. and went to work. When he returned at 1 p.m., his cycle was missing. The victim stated that no one else had keys to the vehicle. There were no cameras at the location, and a police canvas of the area failed to turn up the stolen cycle. A check with parking authorities revealed that the bike had not been towed or relocated. The chopper was a silver 2005 Kawasaki 636 with New York plates, valued at $3,000.

Honda Heist

NYPress — Wed, 08 May 2013 19:45:33 +0000

By Jerry Danzig

A 35-year-old man reported that early in the morning of Saturday, April 27, he was in the lobby of his building on W. 70th St. when he heard a loud noise. When he walked to the door to check out the cause of the disturbance, he observed unknown perpetrators loading a motorcycle into a black minivan. The thieves took off in the van heading southbound on Columbus Avenue. The witness reported that the minivan had New Jersey plates and saw the partial license number C95. The stolen motorcycle was a white 2012 Honda with Pennsylvania plates, worth $6,000.

Repsol Removed

NYPress — Wed, 08 May 2013 19:45:01 +0000

By Jerry Danzig

In the evening of Friday, April 26, a 37-year-old male loaned his motorcycle to a friend. When the motorcycle owner returned the following morning to the parking spot on Riverside Boulevard where his friend had returned the cycle, he found the bike missing. Police were unable to locate the missing motorcycle. The stolen motorcycle was a black 2005 Honda CBR 1000 Repsol Edition valued at $12,000.