CRIMINAL MISCHIEF: Attack leaves driver with little reflection
Police say that an unknown assailant scratched, shattered and took down the driver side mirror of a 2008 Toyota Camry parked on the 300 block of W. 19th St. (btw Eighth & Ninth Aves.). The owner returned to her gray-colored sedan at about 3 p.m. on Wed., July 15. A police report did not state whether the incident shattered the 48-year-old Poughkeepsie woman’s hopes to drive home that day.
PETIT LARCENY: Kids practice suspect teamwork
A foursome of teenagers teamed up to lift two olive Toma backpacks from the Brooklyn Industries shop at 161 Eighth Ave. (btw. W. 18th & 19th Sts.). Two boys distracted a 25-year-old employee while the girls took care of acquiring the $176 worth of loot, just after 6 p.m. on Thurs., July 16. Surveillance video commemorated the caper — though it has yet to contribute to apprehending the perpetrators, who fled by foot.
PUBLIC LEWDNESS: 10th Precinct protects home turf
The front of the 10th Precinct was a seemingly unlikely choice for public relief, but a 29-year-old Michigan native just had to expose himself to additional risk on Thurs., July 16. Police say he urinated in the direction of an NYPD vehicle parked outside the station house (230 W. 20th St. btw. Eighth & Ninth Aves.). The West Village resident soon received the attention of nearby police, who arrested him at about 11:30 p.m. and slapped him with a misdemeanor.
GRAND LARCENY: Taking the medicine
An 86-year-old resident of W. 28th St. had little defense against a $2,000 theft of her immunodeficiency prescription medicine on Thurs., July 16. Her 88-year-old husband noticed at about 2:15 p.m. that an unknown person had taken the goods from a delivery box left outside their third-story apartment. There were no surveillance cameras in the hallway nor an adjacent stairwell, according to a police report.
CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA: Stop, drop and stomp
An NYPD officer observed two marijuana enthusiasts just before 2:30 p.m. on Thurs., July 16, out back on the 400 block of W. 41st St. (btw. Ninth & 10th Aves.). The 20-year-old man passed the “marijuana cigar” to his 19-year-old buddy. The officer then revealed himself as the face of the law, which states that although possession of marijuana in quantities less than an ounce is not a crime, smoking in public remains quite illegal. The teenager then attempted to make the evidence disappear by dropping the offending material on the ground and covering it with his foot. The police officer was not fooled by this strategy and opted to search the suspects following arrest. Lo and behold there was more dope on the person of the 19-year-old.
—ZACH WILLAIMS
THE 10th PRECINCT: Located at 230 W. 20th St. (btw. Seventh & Eighth Aves.). Commander: Deputy Inspector Michele Irizarry. Main number: 212-741-8211. Community Affairs: 212-741-8226. Crime Prevention: 212-741-8226. Domestic Violence: 212-741-8216. Youth Officer: 212-741-8211. Auxiliary Coordinator: 212-741-8210. Detective Squad: 212-741-8245. The Community Council meets on the last Wed. of the month, 7 p.m., at the 10th Precinct or other locations to be announced. The council is on summer break, to resume on Sept. 30.
