Police Log

Compiled By Nick Pinto
POSTED NOVEMBER 2, 2007

When Edgar Rodriguez, a 28-year-old Florida man, attempted to buy several thousand dollars worth of musical equipment at J & R Music World on Park Row on Oct. 29, the staff suspected that he was using a fraudulent credit card and called the police.

Upon their arrival, police said they found that Rodriguez was actually carrying 108 different fraudulent credit cards, along with two forged Wyoming drivers’ licenses. Rodriguez was arrested and charged with identity theft, forgery, grand larceny, criminal possession of stolen property, and 110 counts of possession of a forged instrument. “I’ve never seen that many cards in a case like this,” said a police spokesman. “Clearly this was his job.”

12 Desbrosses
Oct. 6, 6 p.m.
The owner of a white 1998 Nissan returned to the vehicle’s parking place to find it missing and broken glass at the scene.

Washington & Barclay
Oct. 9, 8 a.m.
The owner of a 1990 Jeep Cherokee returned to the vehicle’s parking spot to find it missing and broken window glass on the side of the street.

325 Broadway
Oct. 14, 3:30 a.m.
A 23-year-old Brooklyn man was on the street talking on his cell-phone when he heard a popping sound and felt his left arm go limp. He realized he had been shot, though he did not know by whom or from what direction. He was taken to the hospital for treatment.

149 Franklin
Oct. 16, 7:45 a.m.
A driver parked a gray 2006 Honda Civic at 7:45 a.m., but found the vehicle missing by 11:40 a.m.

28 Vestry
Oct. 16, 6 p.m.
A woman reported that her husband parked their 2000 Jeep Cherokee at 6 p.m. on Vestry Street but that when she returned for the vehicle shortly afterwards the car was missing.

195 Hudson
Oct. 18, 12:35 a.m.
A driver parked and locked a green 2007 BMW at 12:35 a.m. The vehicle was missing by 3 a.m.

Franklin place & white
Oct. 19, 4 p.m.
Two 20-year-old men were walking on the street when three men and a woman approached them, brandishing an open silver box-cutter and demanding their wallets. The perpetrators took the the men’s wallets and a belt before fleeing on foot.

Broadway & Franklin
Oct. 20, 2 a.m.
A driver parked her vehicle before entering a night club. Upon her return, she found the window broken. Missing from inside was $1,057 in property, including a handbag containing prescription glasses, a telephone, credit cards and identification.

66 White
Oct. 21, 5:30 a.m.
A man parked his car at 1 a.m. Upon his return, he found both of his driver-side tires slashed and $3,600 worth of property taken including a laptop computer, a camera, clothing, and an envelope containing $900.

146 Duane
Oct. 22, 1 a.m.
A man left his $350 motorcycle jacket, containing a wallet and cell-phone, resting on the seat of his motorcycle parked on Duane Street. When he returned, the jacket and its contents were missing.

6 Murray
Oct. 29, bet. 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Two laptops, an iPod, a Blackberry and a watch were stolen from an apartment. The resident returned from work to find the back door—which opens onto an unsecured stairwell—unlocked. The total value of the stolen items is $8,058.

2 Gold
Oct. 29, 1:40 p.m.
A teller at Sovereign Bank reported that a man approached her counter and passed her a note asking for $2,500. The teller gave the man $4,000, and he fled westward on Maiden Lane.

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