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Elderly Woman Robbed

West Side Spirit — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:53:58 +0000

A man mugged a 72-year-old Bronx woman, sending her to Roosevelt Hospital Aug. 28. To steal her purse, the thief pushed her to the ground while she was on the southeast corner of West 77th Street and Riverside Drive at 11:10 p.m. The mugger, who took $120 cash and her credit cards, fled north, possibly into Riverside Park. The woman sustained a fractured right wrist.

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Stick Up in Riverside

West Side Spirit — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:52:53 +0000

Two people were robbed at gunpoint in Riverside Park. 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. Four men, they told police, surrounded them and one displayed a fire arm. “Don’t move. Give us everything you have, cell phones, money, jewelry,” one of the muggers said, according to police. They took $700 cash stored in an envelope, clothes and jewelry, including a $200 gold ring. The four muggers fled south.

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Wealth Nut

West Side Spirit — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:52:01 +0000

A 25-year-old woman reported that the $5,000 in cash she stored in a box of granola stashed in her kitchen cabinet was stolen Aug. 29. At 10 a.m., she went to put more cash in the box and discovered it was missing. The woman, who lives on West 75th Street between Riverside Drive and West End Avenue, told police that there were no signs of forced entry and nothing else was taken. The woman sublets the apartment. The broker, she told police, was the only other person with a set of keys.

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Fast Connection

West Side Spirit — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:50:54 +0000

A 36-year-old Hell’s Kitchen woman reported to police Sept. 1 that she had her laptop stolen while standing on the street. She said that on Aug. 11, while standing on the northwest corner of West 65th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, a man ran up behind her and stole the laptop from her hands.

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Police Seek Tips in Sexual Assault

West Side Spirit — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:47:34 +0000

By Dan Rivoli

Police released surveillance video of a man they believe tried to sexually assault a woman on the Upper West Side Sunday, Aug. 29.

At approximately 3:40 a.m., police believe the man, in his mid-twenties, followed the victim into a building on Amsterdam Avenue within the 24th Precinct, which stretches from West 86th to West 110th streets. Inside the building, the man supposedly threw the woman to the ground and attempted to sexually assault her. He fled south on Amsterdam Avenue.

Anyone with information about the incident can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS, submit tips online at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com, or text tips to 274637 then enter TIP577.

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Police Seek Man in Attempted Sex Assault

West Side Spirit — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:15:52 +0000

Police released surveillance video of a man they believe tried to sexually assault a women on the Upper West Side Sunday, Aug. 29.

At approximately 3:40 a.m., police believe the man in his mid-20s followed the victim into a building on Amsterdam Avenue within the 24 precinct, which stretches from West 86th Street to West 110th. Inside the building, the man supposedly threw the woman to the ground and attempted to sexually assault her. He fled south on Amsterdam Avenue.

Anyone with information about the incident can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS, submit tips online at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com, or text tips to 274637 then enter TIP577.

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Train Robbery

West Side Spirit — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:24:56 +0000

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.

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Stick-Up At Park

West Side Spirit — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:24:08 +0000

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.

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Smash and Grab

West Side Spirit — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:23:32 +0000

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.

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Jewelry Stolen

West Side Spirit — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:22:57 +0000

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.

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