Police Seek Man in Attempted Sex Assault
Police released surveillance video of a man they believe tried to sexually assault a women on the Upper West Side Sunday, Aug. 29. Read more
Train Robbery
A Hell’s Kitchen man was robbed while riding the train home Aug. 18 at 1:51 a.m. Police said the 43-year-old man got on a southbound train on the 1/2/3 line at the West 79th Street and Broadway station. A man got on and grabbed the iPhone he was holding. The robber got off at the West 66th Street and Broadway stop.
Stick-Up At Park
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 their possessions. The man and his accomplice fled south through Riverside Park. They made off with a $300 iPod, $70 cash and credit cards.
Smash and Grab
A Middletown, N.Y., woman had her car broken into and burglarized Aug. 21. The 26-year-old parked her car on West 78th Street between Riverside Drive and West End Avenue. When she returned, the passenger side rear window was broken. The $400 stereo was ripped out and a $500 GPS was taken. The woman’s $2,000 Dell laptop and $250 BlackBerry were taken from the trunk.
Jewelry Stolen
A woman reported to police Aug. 23 that thousands of dollars worth of jewelry was taken from her home on Broadway and West 77th Street. The jewelry stolen totaled $13,850 and included diamond necklaces, earrings, a pearl necklace and jade drop earrings. She told police the jewelry was taken while she was on vacation in July.
Stealing the Show
Burglaries in Toyland
Crime Check: August 9-15, 2010
Weekly, monthly and year-to-date crime stats from the 20h Precinct, on the West Side from 59th to 86th streets Read more
Crime Check
Weekly, monthly and year-to-date crime stats from the 20h Precinct, on the West Side from 59th to 86th streets Read more
Two Car Break-Ins
Two cars parked near each other in the Upper West Side were burglarized. The owners of each car reported the incidents to police Aug. 2. One car belonged to the federal Drug Enforcement Agency. The 35-year-old employee parked the car on 73 W. 83rd St. and Columbus Avenue. A burglar broke the passenger-side window on the 2006 Dodge Caravan and stole a $160 GPS, government gas card, EZ Pass, vehicle registration and gas receipts. Read more
