iPhone victim lures thief to cops
It is a case of adding insult to injury — someone steals your $800 iPhone and then tells to “sell” it back to you for $300.
That is what happened to a 23-year-old Queens woman, who had left school and realized that her phone was gone when she checked her pocket in front of 401 Canal St. in Tribeca on Mon., June 1 at 12:30 p.m., police say.
The suspect, 24, later told her on the phone to meet him at the corner of Broadway and Chambers St. with $300 to get her phone back. She contacted the police and the man was arrested.
Gang of quick shoplifters
It could be the quickest shoplifting heist in history — a team of 15 men stole $34,001 worth of clothing from a Tribeca store in under a minute.
The 26-year-old male employee of Patron of the New at 151 Franklin St. told police that the men were in and out in around 20 seconds. The group entered the store on Thurs., June 4 at 12:30 p.m. and grabbed pricey jeans, leather pants, camisoles, socks and sweatpants and then fled both east and west on Franklin St. The employee told police that all the men looked about 20.
Wallet snatch
A Spanish tourist got more than he bargained for when he asked a woman for subway directions — and a thief took the opportunity to snatch his wallet.
The tourist, 33, swiped his MetroCard at the downtown 4,5 Wall St. station in the Financial District on Wed., June 3 at 5 p.m., police say. After getting in, he asked a woman which way to the uptown train. As she told how to get to the right platform, he felt someone bump into him. After he thanked the woman and walked away, he realized his wallet with his credit and debit cards as well as $350 was gone.
Cabbie robbed
A cabbie picked up a fare at in the Financial District and ended up getting robbed by his passenger.
The taxi driver, 25, picked up a woman at the corner of Broadway and Cortlandt St. on Wed., June 3 at 4 p.m., police say. He allowed her to ride in the front seat with him on the way to her destination — the corner of Church and Fulton Sts.
The Brooklyn man had his blue leather wallet inside a bag on the center console. After dropping her off, he noticed his wallet with $400, debit and credit cards was gone. He told police that he had an unauthorized charge on his debit card. No word on whether the thief tipped him.
Verizon robbed
Two men got away with four phones — worth $2,800 — from a Verizon store at 581 Broadway in Soho last week, police say.
A male employee, 33, told police that the two men swiped the Samsung smartphones on Thurs., June 4 at 7:40 p.m. and then fled.
— DUSICA SUE MALESEVIC
