HARASSMENT: Hogging the bike lane | While in recent years the city’s been making strides to realize Vision Zero, it seems like some people have still really not gotten the memo. When riding a Citi Bike westbound on W. 21st St., a 44-year-old man witnessed one such individual, who he saw full-on riding his motorcycle in the bike lane. When the two reached the corner of W. 21st and Eighth Ave. a little before 2pm on Wed., Nov. 23, the cyclist confronted the chopper operator, and tried to explain to him that the use of a literal motorcycle in the bicycle lane was a no-go. “I will beat you up and kill you,” the man told his lecturer flatly while disregarding his advice. While the Citi Biker felt threatened and annoyed enough to file a police report about the incident, he was also vigilant enough to remember the license plate number and report it to the police.
CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA: Urine trouble | Any sense of relaxation or relief one incontinent pothead felt on Sat., Nov. 26 must have gone up in smoke quickly. That’s because, at about 3:20am, he had a run-in with the authorities, who caught him with his pants (literally) down, urinating in plain view at the northwest corner of 10th Ave. and W. 26th St. — all while smoking a lit marijuana cigarette. While the man put away the joint and his Johnson, an additional quantity of marijuana was discovered on his person. “I’m sorry,” the suddenly sheepish 21-year-old told the investigating officer. This apology was resolutely not accepted, however, as the man was arrested, leaving a conspicuous stain on his criminal record.
PETIT LARCENY: Loss for words | After Sat., Nov. 26, you might be able to find this Californian tourist’s picture under the definition of “unlucky,” after she left lost a strange assortment of items with no obvious fix in sight. The 61-year-old heeded the siren call of 7-Eleven goodies (246 W. 23rd St., btw. Seventh & Eighth Aves.) at around 2:30pm, when she noticed a tall man hanging around by her stuff, which she had left outside of the store for reasons unclear. When she was finished purchasing her items, she left the store and realized that both her belongings and the gangly gentleman were nowhere to be found. She lost a DeWalt brand tool chest ($59), as well as a suitcase (curiously containing a copy of the Webster’s Dictionary).
GRAND LARCENY: Watch the watch, man | While visiting the Manhattan Tennis Club (341 Eighth Ave., btw. W. 26th & W. 27th Sts.) on Sun., Nov. 13, a careless 31-year-old Albany resident placed his Cartier Tank watch inside an unlocked locker at the facility, then left. After 24 presumably tennis-filled hours, he returned to the locker on Nov. 14, only to discover that his pricey, $3,000 timepiece had vanished. Clearly distraught and losing his sense of the passage of time, he finally filed a police report about two weeks later on Sat., Nov. 26.
PETIT LARCENY: Dirty custodians? | A teacher at the Quest to Learn School (351 W. 18th St., btw. Eighth & Ninth Aves.) was taught a difficult lesson herself recently, when she learned that there might be some bad apples at her educational institution. Leaving her laptop on her desk in a fifth floor classroom, the 29-year-old left the school for the weekend, while custodians were nailing bulletins up. When she returned to the school on the morning of Mon., Nov. 21, the laptop was missing from her desk. There was no evidence of the door’s lock being tampered with or damaged, and no video surveillance was available at the location. The woman reported the theft of the 2012 model MacBook Pro — though the targeted teacher admits that the laptop was no longer worth its list price of $1,200.
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.
MIDTOWN SOUTH PRECINCT: Located at 357 W. 35th St. (btw. Eighth & Ninth Aves.). Inspector: Russel J. Green. Call 212-239-9811. Community Affairs: 212-239-9846. Crime Prevention: 212-239-9846. Domestic Violence: 212-239-9863. Youth Officer: 212-239-9817. Auxiliary Coordinator: 212-239-9836. Detective Squad: 212-239-9856. The Community Council meets on the third Thurs. of the month, 7pm, at the New Yorker Hotel (481 Eighth Ave., btw. W. 34th & W. 35th St.). Visit midtownsouthcc.org.
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.
CASH FOR GUNS | $100 cash will be given (no questions asked) for each handgun, assault weapon or sawed-off shotgun, up to a maximum payment of $300. Guns are accepted at any Police Precinct, PSA or Transit District.
