WATERY DEATH
Police fished a dead body out of the Hudson River on Aug. 23.
Cops responded to a call about a body in the river at 8:58 p.m., where they found an unconscious man bobbing by the shore.
Firefighters swooped in to recover the man, loading him into an ambulance that sped off to New York Downtown Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
An investigation into the man’s death has been launched, although no arrests have been made, cops said.
The city medical examiner is working to determine the man’s cause of death, according to police.
TAKING HIS LICKS
Two goons beat the proprietor of a Spring St. liquor store after he tried to stop them from making off with two bottles of vodka on Aug. 22.
The victim told police that he was minding his store between Sullivan and Thompson Sts. at 9:40 p.m., when he spotted the fiendish duo make for the exit with two bottles of ill-gotten liquor.
When he went to intervene, the thieves let loose and gave him a shellacking, whacking him several with closed fists, cops said.
MONEY BAG
A shoplifter poached a ritzy designer bag from a Broadway boutique on Aug. 15.
The thief waltzed into the high-class fashion outlet between E. Houston and Prince Sts. at 4:19 p.m., and nabbed one satchel worth a whopping $2880, a store rep told police.
EDGING HIS BETS
Cops are hunting a razor-wielding thief who stole more than $700 worth of ill-gotten merchandise off the shelves of a Broadway retailer on Aug. 15.
An employee told police that he spotted the victim inside the store between Canal and Lispenard Sts. at 3:07 p.m., and that he made a move to confront the sleazy shoplifter.
But when it became obvious to the crook that the worker meant to thwart him, he brandished a box cutter, and cleared a path to the exit with threats of violence, cops said.
Once outside, the thief hopped on a bicycle and sped off heading east on Canal St., according to police.
CROTCH ROCKET CROOK
A bandit made off with a man’s motorcycle he parked along Thompson St. on Aug. 12.
The victim told police that he left his Ducati crotch rocket near Spring St. at 6 p.m., and returned two days later to find his $13,500 ride was gone.
— Colin Mixson
