Village armed robbery
A trio of muggers robbed three people at gunpoint on a Jane St. sidewalk early on Tues., Feb. 11, police said.
The victims — two men and a woman, all in their early 30s — told officers they were walking back to their car, a BMW, near the corner of Jane and Hudson Sts., around 4 a.m., when they were approached by the alleged thugs. All three of the perpetrators then reportedly pointed firearms at the victims, while forcing them to hand over items including a $3,000 necklace, a leather jacket, a blazer, boots, $825 in cash, a credit card and the car keys.
The muggers then ran south on Hudson St. before disappearing into the night, after which a police canvass in search of them was unsuccessful. The victims described all three perps as black men in their 20s, cops said.
Under their noses
A brazen crook reportedly pulled off a residential burglary just steps away from the Police Department’s Sixth Precinct on Feb. 11.
One of the residents of the apartment at 516 Hudson St. — half a block from the W. 10th St. precinct — told cops that when he returned home from work that day around 6 p.m., he noticed that various things had been awkwardly rearranged. Moments later, after walking around the place, he realized that numerous items — belonging both to him and his two roommates — were missing. The stolen property included all three of their laptops, an iPad, a $500 watch, a messenger bag and $40 in cash, according to the police report.
The man who reported the crime said he had been out since 8 a.m. that day, so the burglar could have struck anytime between then and 6 p.m. A police investigation is ongoing.
Schooled by thief
A New York University student working in Bobst Library on Feb. 11 took a brief break from his studies, but it was long enough for his laptop to be stolen.
The student, 24, told cops he was on his Macbook Pro in the 70 Washington Square South library’s study room when, around 3:30 p.m., he stepped out to answer a phone call. When he walked back into the room around five minutes later, the computer and his charger were gone.
The victim never saw a possible suspect, and no witnesses spotted the crime, police said.
What didn’t she eat?
Police arrested Jane Doe, 26, on Wed., Feb. 12, after she allegedly declined to pay for her extremely expensive night at a Meatpacking District restaurant.
Employees at STK, a hip steakhouse and lounge at 26 Little W. 12th St., told cops that Doe racked up a $7,167.15 tab, but that she didn’t mention until after the joint had closed at 2 a.m. that she was unable to shell out the cash. Half an hour later, a manager called police. But when officers arrived on the scene, Doe reportedly tried to threaten them with a “large wine glass,” according to the report. Police claimed she also began kicking at the officers and flailing her arms before eventually being subdued.
She was charged with theft of services and resisting arrest.
— Sam Spokony
