The duo (one pictured above) entered the Cartier Couture Clothing Boutique on St. Nicholas Avenue near West 185th Street at about 9:25 p.m. on Aug. 30 and asked to see a pair of shoes, police added.
The bandits pictured above are being sought in the stickups of five cellphone stores on Staten Island and in Brooklyn — including a recent caper in Port Richmond, authorities said.
The bandits pictured above are being sought in the stickups of five cellphone stores on Staten Island and in Brooklyn — including a recent caper in Port Richmond, authorities said.
The elderly man above went missing from his Lexington Avenue home in East Harlem at 11:45 p.m. on Sept. 12, cops said.
Manhattan
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Two burglars swiped jewelry and electronics from a Washington Heights apartment, police said.
A pair broke into the pad of a 52-year-old woman in a building on Wadsworth Avenue near West 190th Street on Aug. 31 while she was out for the day.
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Two thugs robbed a Washington Heights clothing store at gunpoint, police said.
The duo entered the Cartier Couture Clothing Boutique on St. Nicholas Avenue near West 185th Street at about 9:25 p.m. on Aug. 30 and asked to see a pair of shoes, police added.
When the employee went to fetch the footwear in the basement, one of the punks followed him and pulled a small black semi-automatic pistol.
The gunman threatened to shoot the employee if he went back upstairs, where the accomplice was boosting armloads of clothing and taking cash from the register.
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An elderly man went missing from his Lexington Avenue home in East Harlem at 11:45 p.m. on Sept. 12, cops said.
William Brewington, 83, was last seen wearing a black sweater, blue jeans and a black hat.
Staten Island
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Two bandits are being sought in the stickups of five cellphone stores on Staten Island and in Brooklyn — including a recent caper in Port Richmond, authorities said.
The crooks hit a shop on Port Richmond Avenue at 3 p.m. last Friday, police said.
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Two high-tech thieves used skimming devices to steal almost $70,000 from seven Chase ATMs across the borough, authorities said.
Dmitri Svertskov, 36, and Roman Seminog, 24, compromised 691 accounts between March 23 and April 23, court records show.
They placed tiny electronic devices, which steal account data off ATM cards’ magnetic strips, at Chase branches in New Dorp, Port Richmond, New Springville, St. George, Arden Heights and Pleasant Plains, documents show.
The victims were reimbursed by Chase and the suspects were collared Wednesday and charged with grand larceny and identity theft, said a spokesman for DA Daniel Donovan.
They are also accused of committing similar crimes in Manhattan.
Queens
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A maniacal motorist dangerously drove in reverse at La Guardia Airport, then tussled with a cop trying to issue him a summons, authorities said.
A Port Authority officer spotted Justin Mack, 24, leave a 2005 silver Toyota Camry unattended in front of the Delta terminal at about 8:40 p.m. on Sept. 4, court papers state.
Moments later, Mack re-entered the vehicle and unsafely backed up into traffic, cops said.
When the officer asked Mack for his driver’s license, he said, “No, I’m leaving,” according to court records.
Mack then shoved the officer and refused to be handcuffed, cops added.
He was subdued and placed under arrest.
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A man arrested for allegedly burglarizing a Subway fast food restaurant on Union Turnpike in Hillcrest early Wednesday is suspected of carrying out a dozen robberies in Brooklyn and Queens in the past year, cops said.
Harry Pacheco, 33, fits the description of the armed robber who gotten away with about $40,000 since last October. His targets included six banks and six fast food stores.
Brooklyn
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A shoplifter was busted swiping cologne from Costco in Sunset Park, cops said.
Alexandra Sanchez-Aguirre, 24, was collared at about 6 p.m. on Sept. 4 after she tried to leave the Third Avenue warehouse store without paying for a $50 bottle of Coogi fragrance, cops added.
The Bronx
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A thug wielding a hypodermic needle walked off with a gold bracelet, gold necklace and a cellphone after threatening two people in separate incidents in Parkchester, cops said.
The victims were a 20-year-old man and a 14-year-old boy, who were not harmed.