‘America got stupid’
Everyone’s a critic — including, apparently, thieves. After a man snatched a woman’s wallet in Soho, he ran away shouting, “America got stupid,” police say.
The woman, 27, was walking on Broadway on Sat., Oct. 24 at 6 p.m., when the thief dipped into her pocketbook, grabbed her wallet and took off, police say. He got away with her $400 red Prada wallet, three credit cards, various IDs and $40.
Lock stays, stuff gone
A thief used his Houdini skills to break into a gym locker, steal $300 worth of stuff and leave it locked up — all without damaging the lock.
A gym patron secured his belongings in the locker at the Planet Fitness at 25 Broadway in the Financial District on Tues., Oct. 20, police say, but when he came back at 8:35 p.m. after working out, the lock was in place but he stuff wasn’t. The thief took his $200 Motorola phone, various credit cards and IDs, and a $100 Shinola wallet.
Quick lift
A Soho shoplifter took five minutes to snag three items — two jackets and a sweater — worth $5,235, police say.
A female employee told police the man came into the high-end clothing boutique Vince at 89 Mercer St. on Sun., Oct. 25 at 3:55 p.m., swiped the stuff from the store’s display and fled. She described the suspect as around 35, 5’5” and 140 pounds.
Smooth operators
Two men working together snapped up a patron’s bag — which included a brand new, $2,000 MacBook — at Fraunces Tavern in the Financial District, police say.
A 49-year-old man went to the historic restaurant at 54 Pearl St. on Thurs., Oct. 22 at around 5:50 p.m. and put his bag on the chair next him, police say. He had also draped his jacket over the chair.
Video shows one thief putting his jacket on top of the patron’s and then going through the victim’s jacket, with his confederate acting as lookout, police say. Then the first thief swiped the bag, which also contained $600 gold cufflinks, a $500 hard drive, a$50 charger, a$50 camera lens and a Mets cap, according to police.
Hooch heist
A thief will either get very drunk or make a quick buck after stealing two cases of alcohol worth $400.
A delivery driver was making his rounds on Wed., Oct. 21 and parked his company’s 2003 black Dodge van in front of 100 John St. in the Financial District at 5 p.m., police say. He discovered two hours later that the cases of Ciroc vodka and Baileys were gone. He told police the van was unlocked and there was no damage.
— DUSICA SUE MALESEVIC
