PETIT LARCENY: Dove delinquent | While he was able to slip away without his reputation soiled, no amount of scrubbing will be able to wash the guilt off of a man who shoplifted from a Rite Aid on Fri., Oct. 14. At around 9:20am that morning, the man entered the store (188 Ninth Ave., at W. 22nd St.), removed items from the isle, and put them in a white plastic bag. He proceeded to leave the store without paying. Upon inspection, it appears the man stole 17 bottles of Dove body wash (of varying sizes), totaling $152.53 worth of pilfered merchandise. According to the 34-year-old employee who filed the report, video evidence is available of the incident, so the slippery criminal may be forced to come clean after all.
PETIT LARCENY: Pastry patsy | After reportedly spending time at a nightclub, a woman made her way to Chelsea Deli and Bakery (254 Eighth Ave., at W. 23rd St.) in the early morning hours of Sat., Oct. 15. After arriving, though, she made herself perhaps a little bit too comfortable, and fell fast asleep. When she woke up, at around 7:30am and tried to look for her phone, she discovered that it was missing, as was her pink battery-charging case — together valued at $700. The 48-year-old woman could not say for certain where the phone might be, and believes that it was taken without her permission or authority during her slumber. For its part, the restaurant does have cameras, but video evidence was unavailable at the time of the report’s filing.
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF: Value heel | No Happy Meal could put a smile on the face of one supersized troublemaker in the early morning hours of Sun., Oct. 16. At around 1:30am, he entered a McDonald’s at 335 Eighth Ave. (btw. W. 26th & W. 27th Sts.) and began to harass the customers, who were probably just looking to eat their late-night Big Macs. When the staff, who were most certainly not lovin’ his behavior, kindly asked the man to leave their establishment, he replied with a string of curses, and then, naturally, started spitting at them. When he finally did leave, the man expressed his displeasure by taking the signs outside of the restaurant and hurling them at the window, breaking the signs. At this point, the authorities, having responded to a call, arrived to arrest the 28-year-old Queens man.
LEAVING THE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE: Double door destruction | They say when it rains, it pours — and in the case of one unfortunate Queens man, the raindrops happened to take the form of two different automobiles. At about 10:40pm on Sat., Oct. 15, while driving near W. 34th St. & 12th Ave., the 21-year-old was struck by a vehicle on the passenger’s side of his car. Due to the force of that initial collision, however, he was pushed into the path of a second vehicle, which struck his car on the driver’s side. Though the driver was apparently uninjured, he was rightly miffed when both vehicles drove off from the scene of the accident without exchanging any information. While he was able to get the license plate number of the Nisan Altima that hit the driver’s side, he wasn’t able to recall the initial car’s make, model, or color, let alone license plate number.
—SEAN EGAN
THE 10th PRECINCT: Located at 230 W. 20th St. (btw. Seventh & Eighth Aves.). Commander: Capt. Paul Lanot. Main number: 212-741-8211. Community Affairs: 212-741-8226. Crime Prevention: 212-741-8226. Domestic Violence: 212-741-8216. Youth Officer: 212-741-8211. Auxiliary Coordinator: 212-924-3377. Detective Squad: 212-741-8245. The Community Council meets on the last Wed. of the month, 7pm, at the 10th Precinct or other locations to be announced.
THE 13th PRECINCT: Located at 230 E. 21st St. (btw. Second & Third Aves.). Deputy Inspector: Brendan Timoney. Call 212-477-7411. Community Affairs: 212-477-7427. Crime Prevention: 212-477-7427. Domestic Violence: 212-477-3863. Youth Officer: 212-477-7411. Auxiliary Coordinator: 212-477-4380. Detective Squad: 212-477-7444. The Community Council meets on the third Tues. of the month, 6:30pm, at the 13th Precinct.
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