ROBBERY:
THE NEWPORTS, TOO (19TH PRECINCT)
Police are looking for two suspects who robbed a convenience store at 230 East 80th Street at knifepoint. On December 15, a male suspect stepped into the store at around 9:15 p.m. and threatened a male employee behind the counter with a knife.
The male suspect, described as white and dressed in a black baseball hat, dark-colored jacket, and a white T-shirt, demanded the clerk fill his plastic bag with approximately $350 in cash and also a pack of cigarettes.
The other suspect, a white female, was wearing a medium-colored jacket and a black backpack.
Police distributed video of the male suspect in the store and photos of both suspects captured at 245 East 80th Street.
GRAND LARCENY:
GOOP GRAB (18TH PRECINCT)
Three individuals are wanted for grand larceny after stealing an assortment of jewelry from Goop, a pop-up shop at 10 Columbus Circle established by Gwyneth Paltrow’s lifestyle website, according to police.
Police said the three suspects entered Goop on December 5 at around 5:30 p.m. One of the men grabbed three Rolex watches and two bracelets before fleeing with his two cohorts. One of the suspects, a young black male, can be seen wearing a light blue jacket and black beanie, while another, also a young black male, is seen wearing a dark-colored jacket and flat cap.
GRAND LARCENY:
FOUR-TIME PICKPOCKETER (14TH PRECINCT/ 1ST PRECINCT)
Police have recently connected four similar crimes that occurred in Midtown and Lower Manhattan. According to police, a black female suspect with black hair and red highlights was spotted in the Zara at 39 West 34th Street on September 15. At around 7:15 p.m., she removed a 29-year-old victim’s unattended bag, which was later recovered, and stole the wallet.
Prior to that incident, police said a female victim reported her wallet missing inside Schnippers located at 620 Eighth Avenue near 40th Street on July 18 at around 4:15 p.m. The 17-year-old victim reported that she later found out someone had used her debit card.
In Lower Manhattan, the two remaining incidents followed similar patterns. On August 21 at approximately 4:15 p.m., a 46-year-old female victim noticed her wallet was missing inside Dos Caminos at 475 West Broadway, according to police. The victim’s wallet had $80 in cash, credit cards, a bankcard, and a gift card.
Before that, a 66-year-old female victim was inside an eatery at 94 Prince Street on August 5 at 3 p.m. when she noticed her wallet was missing from her bag, police said. A credit card that was in the wallet was later fraudulently used, according to police.
DOA:
NO IDENTIFICATION YET (MIDTOWN SOUTH PRECINCT)
Police found an unconscious and unresponsive female sitting on a bench at the intersection of Broadway and West 38th Street on December 28 at around 9:30 a.m. EMS arrived at the scene and pronounced the female deceased at the location, and the medical examiner is still working to determine the cause of death, police said. The investigation is ongoing, and the deceased has not been identified, pending family notification.
ROBBERY:
MAKING THE NEWS (24TH PRECINCT/ 20TH PRECINCT)
Police have connected two incidents of robbery and are looking for a group of up to seven male black teenage suspects, 14 to 16, with backpacks. According to police, the suspects entered a newsstand near the intersection of Broadway and West 93rd Street on December 18 at around 4:30 p.m. One of the suspects removed an unknown amount of money from the register and a 39-year-old victim was punched in the head.
Later that day, the suspects entered another newsstand at around 5:15 p.m. and stole three candy bars. One of the suspects took a bottle and threw it at a 51-year-old victim, which left a deep cut over his right eye.
LOCAL POLICE CONTACTS
Midtown North Precinct
306 West 54th Street
212-767-8400
Midtown South Precinct
357 West 35th Street
212-239-9811
17th Precinct
167 East 51st Street
212-826-3211
19th Precinct
153 East 67th Street
212-452-0600
20th Precinct
120 West 82nd Street
212-580-6411
23rd Precinct
162 East 102nd Street
212-860-6411
24th Precinct
151 West 100th Street
212-678-1811
26th Precinct
520 West 126th Street
212-678-1311
Central Park Precinct
86th Street and Transverse Road
212-570-4820
Anyone with information regarding these incidents or other suspected criminal activity can call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS, visit the Crime Stoppers website a www.nypdcrimestoppers.com, or text tips to 274637 (CRIMES), then enter TIP577. All calls or contacts are strictly confidential.
