Police Beat: Dec. 12 to 16

AS REPORTED BY THE 1ST PRECINCT.

134 WEST BROADWAY
Dec. 16...3 p.m.
A customer left her bag at the Petit Abeille and it was stolen, along
with a $3,400 cashiers check.

CHURCH & LISPENARD
Dec. 16...4:20 p.m.
A thief walked past a woman carrying her iPhone in her hand, and snatched it.

111 JOHN
Dec. 16...8:25 a.m.
A California tourist successfully thwarted a thief's attempt to snatch his friend's purse, but was injured in the effort. The man and woman were walking down the street when a thief passed by and grabbed the woman's bag. The man grabbed the thief's arm to deter him, and the thief in turn punched him in the face before running off.

1 WHITEHALL
Dec. 15...7 p.m.
A distracted passenger was trying to buy a MetroCard, when a thief stole the wallet from her purse.

95 PEARL
Dec. 15...6 a.m.
During a bar fight, a man punched another customer in the face, fracturing his right eye socket. The incident was reported several hours later at the hospital.

30 WALL
Dec. 13...3:35 p.m.
A thief cut the lock on a gym locker and stole an iPod and wallet. The thief then attempted to make a $3,239 purchase on one of the stolen credit cards.

255 VESEY
Dec. 12...3 p.m.
A customer at Blue Smoke discovered her $500 Louis Vuitton wallet was missing, but was uncertain if she had lost the wallet at the restaurant or at some other point during the day.

NASSAU & FULTON
Dec. 12...2:45 a.m.
A thief approached a pedestrian at the entrance to the Fulton Street Subway station and punched him on the back of his head, then stole his $600 smart phone and wallet.

57 READE
Dec. 12...9:05 a.m.
Frightened by a car making a fast turn from Broadway onto Reade Street, a pedestrian in the intersection yelled at the driver to slow down. The driver then followed the pedestrian and hit him on the side of the face with a metal bar used to safeguard steering wheels, and spit on him.