Crime Check
Weekly, monthly and year-to-date crime stats from the 24th Precinct, on the West Side from 86th to 110th streets
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FORGED SIGNATURES AND BOUNCED CHECKS
Police said that over the course of a year, a woman forged her boyfriend’s signature on his company checks. On Jan. 24, the 29-year-old man, who lives on West 77th Street between Riverside Drive and West End Avenue, discovered that his girlfriend wrote fake checks totaling $28,450. The woman, 28, reportedly tried to reimburse the
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NAIL SALON ROBBED
A man knocked over City Brows, a nail salon at 2202 Broadway between West 79th and 78th streets, on Jan. 25. Police said that a man walked in at 7:30 p.m. to scope out the place and left. Shortly later, he walked in again and told an employee to, “Give me money and open the
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THEFT THWARTED
A woman attempted to cash a stolen $2,200 check at the Chase Bank at 2030 Broadway and West 70th Street. Police said that on Jan. 23 at 8:30 a.m., the manager notified the person who supposedly wrote the check. The 72-year-old woman told the manager she did not recognize the woman based on the description
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PRESCRIPTION FOR ROBBERY
A pediatric hospital and dentist’s office at 390 West End Ave. near West 79th Street was bilked out of a quarter-million dollars. Cops said that on Jan. 24, a current worker discovered that a former employee had embezzled $267,000, starting in 2006. Police said the suspect used the company’s American Express account to buy several
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VIOLENT JEWELRY HEIST
Two men robbed an antique shop on Jan. 23 and assaulted an employee. Police said that at 2:40 p.m., the employee buzzed the robber into More & More Antiques, at 378 Amsterdam Ave. and West 78th Street. The visitor asked to see a silver cup in a locked cabinet. When the employee opened the cabinet,
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MOVIE MISCHIEF
Three people were arrested after breaking into a Loews Theater at 3:10 a.m. on Jan. 23. Cops said that Delonce Ellsberry, 20, and Johnathan Cosme, 22, along with a 17-year-old, broke into the theater, at 1998 Broadway at West 68th Street, and stole items from the concession area. A witness called 911 and cops found
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DELIVERY THIEF COLLARED
Steve Robinson was arrested on Jan. 18 for robbing a food deliveryman at a hotel. Cops said a deliveryman from Taco Grill arrived at 240 W. 73rd St., between Broadway and West End Avenue, at 7:41 p.m. Robinson, who was inside the hotel at the time, asked the 20-year-old deliveryman to follow him. When the
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WOMAN ROBBED AND ASSAULTED
A Brooklyn woman was robbed on Jan. 17 after exiting the subway at West 79th and Broadway at 1:15 a.m. Police said the 23-year-old woman was walking on West 80th Street when a man pushed her to the ground and tried to take her backpack. The robber fled east, empty handed, on 80th street
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ENVIRONMENTALLY UNFRIENDLY
A woman was arrested on Jan. 21 for biting an MTA bus driver after she complained about the bus’ impact on the environment. Cops said the driver picked up Sheila Bolar on West 73rd Street and Broadway at 3:05 p.m. After she started screaming at the driver over the fact that the bus was not
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