Harassers & thieves on Stone St.
A good Samaritan tried to stop two men from harassing a woman and ended up having his iPhone stolen.
On Tues., May 12, at around 5 p.m., a 27-year-old saw two men bothering a woman at the corner of Broad and Stone Sts. in the Financial District and told them to stop, police say. The two then got very aggressive with the man, who lives in Brooklyn. He told police that one of the men, shoved him and he fell. His head hit the concrete and he suffered swelling and abrasions.
He took photos of the two men. One grabbed the $200 phone and gave it to the other. They then took off for the subway. Police say the man’s phone was turned off and not traceable.
Shoplifters get thousands in Tribeca & Soho
A female tag team of shoplifters nabbed four items worth over $9,000 from a shop in Tribeca, police say.
The women came into Patron of the New, a shop that carries high-end clothing, at 151 Franklin St. at 2 p.m. on Wed., May 13. A female employee told police that the thieves pretended to shop, then ran away with the four items. They got away with Balmain clothing and a Moschino shoulder bag — valued at $9,095.
In a different incident in Soho on Thurs., May 14, a female team boosted a Chanel purse, worth $4,500, at around 2:30 p.m. from What Goes Around Comes Around, a vintage shop at 351 Broadway. The male employee, 27, told police that one of the women took the bag and handed it to the other, who then hid it. They then left the store.
Snoozing & losing
A “lush worker” strikes again — stealing a $700 iPhone and $120 from a man who fell asleep on the 1 train.
The man, 50, got on the 1 train at Penn Station at 3 a.m. on Sat., May 16 and fell asleep. He told police he got on a northbound train, but was awakened by the conductor at South Ferry. The man, who lives in Central Harlem, discovered that his phone and wallet were gone and that his pants pockets were cut — a sure sign that a lush worker, the term the police use for those who prey on inebriated or sleeping subway riders, was there.
Grand theft taxi
Jumping into a cab took on a whole new meaning when someone stole a taxi while the driver was checking the car’s tire pressure.
It was a little after midnight on Sun., May 10, when the driver, a 50-year-old from Staten Island, was checking his tires at the corner of South and Whitehall Sts. in the Financial District. He told police he saw a man run into the driver’s side, put the car into drive and take off.
Police arrested a suspect, 20, and the 2014 Toyota yellow cab was recovered.
— DUSICA SUE MALESEVIC
