CROTCH ROCKET CROOK
A thief rode off with a man’s $24,000 super bike he left parked on Vandam St. on July 11.
The victim told police that he parked his Ducati crotch rocket near Sixth Avenue at 9:30 a.m., and returned later to find an empty spot where his motorcycle had been.
COGNAC CRAWLER
A thirsty thief with a taste for Hennessy snuck into a closed West Broadway watering hole and cleaned out the bar on July 12.
An employee told police that the thief let himself into the bar between Canal and Grand Sts. at 7 a.m., before grabbing a Samsung tablet and $250 worth of the fancy cognac.
PURSE POACHER
A sticky fingered crook swiped a woman’s wallet from her purse right under her nose on Governors Island on July 10.
The victim told police she was enjoying the island park at around 8:15 p.m., when the she noticed her purse was light one wallet. The woman suspects she was the victim of a skilled thief, saying she hadn’t been jostled or bumped into in any way, cops said.
SHARP AND SNEAKY
A burglar looted an Exchange Pl. office building on July 10, nabbing a decorative Japanese sword among other valuables.
An employee told police that the $1,600 worth of antique weaponry and electronics were intact when he left the company premises between William and Broad Sts. at 4 p.m. that day, but they were missing come start of business Monday. Upon investigating, detectives discovered a rear fire-escape window has closed, but not locked, leading police to conclude that was where the thief had squirreled his way in, cops said.
BIKE BANDIT
A bike-riding bandit made off with a man’s $1,250 Meco cycle he left locked up on South St. on July 13.
The victim told police that he docked his bike outside the Staten Island Ferry Terminal at 2:50 p.m., before catching the boat to the bucolic isle. When the man returned three day’s later, however, his bike was gone.
LOCK AND FLEE
A thief stole a woman’s high-end bicycle she left chained up on Spruce St. on July 14.
The victim told police that she’d parked her $1,300 Felt road bike between Nassau and Gold Sts. at 7 a.m., and returned later to find both her bike and lock missing.
— Colin Mixson
