Showing posts with label burglary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label burglary. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Smash and grab at Caffé Bene on Avenue A
The NYPD was spotted at Caffé Bene this morning on Avenue A at 13th Street.
As the above photo by EVG regular Lola Saénz shows, the burglars — said to be wearing ponchos, masks and thick gloves — smashed part of the front glass door and made off with the shop's e-bikes.
There has been a reported rise in commercial burglaries in the past two months during the COVID-19 pause.
Monday, April 10, 2017
The Post reports on the 'East Village crime wave'
[Reader-submitted photo]
The New York Post checks in with a not-so-subtle piece on the recent spate of burglaries/robberies in the neighborhood: "East Village crime wave has residents living in fear."
Per the report:
A brazen bandit is causing panic in the East Village, where petrified residents are demanding a sit-down with the NYPD following as many as eight break-ins.
In one case, the bold thief stood over his sleeping victim with a flashlight and demanded his belongings. In two other heists, stunned residents walked in on the invader as he ransacked their $6,000-a-month apartments.
There are interviews with residents of an East Fourth Street building that was hit.
Jeff Young, 50, a fourth-floor resident of the same building, said on Wednesday that two men posing as gas-company workers tried to talk their way into his apartment.
Young said he “heard a click” that convinced him they had a gun, but the would-be home invaders “bugged out” and he warned them he “had a gat [pistol].”
“This neighborhood was rising and now it’s falling apart,” he told The Post.
And a third-party perspective on this.
Joseph Giacalone, a retired NYPD detective sergeant and professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, said the burglar’s brazen behavior is worrisome.
“This is not normal burglar behavior and has a high likelihood of more serious implications — rape or murder,” he said. “Burglars don’t look for a confrontation — they want to enter your home, grab your stuff and get out.”
Flyers posted in the buildings where the break-ins occurred mentioned a multi-block association meeting with the 9th Precinct set for Wednesday evening. However, according to the article, this isn't happening.
Meanwhile, crime statistics (PDF here) in the 9th Precinct show that burglaries are up 58 percent in 2017 (38) from 2016 (24).
The overall crime line in the Precinct is down 1.8 percent for the year ... and you can see the historical numbers...
NYPD sources told the Post that the 9th Precinct has made 17 burglary arrests in 2017.
And here's the map an EVG reader made showing where the recent robberies/burglaries took place..
The Post reported that the "targeted buildings house college students and young professionals, and none have a doorman. At all but two, a reporter was buzzed in, no questions asked."
Finally, some common-sense advice from the NYPD...
Be sure to close & lock your windows when heading out. #NYPD #Burglary pic.twitter.com/oL3rnGUAIR
— NYPD 9th Precinct (@NYPD9Pct) April 8, 2017
Updated 6 a.m.
ABC 7 has a similar news story titled "Crime Wave Leading to Fear, Panic Among East Village Residents."
Previously on EV Grieve:
A report of 7 burglaries in the past month in these 6 East Village buildings
Saturday, April 8, 2017
Report provides a few more details on recent East Village burglaries
[Reader-submitted photo]
NBC 4 has more on the recent burglaries in seven East Village buildings...
One woman said she came home on a Saturday to an open bedroom window before she realized her laptop was gone. A man who lives in a building on East 3rd Street said he went to sleep, only to find his laptop, mohair jacket and iPhone gone.
Police say a man entered an apartment inside a building on East 4th Street around 12:30. When one of the residents discovered him in their roommate's bedroom, he claimed to have been doing electical work. Moments later, the unknown man disappeared — along with a television, laptop and Amazon Fire stick.
And...
"It's nuts because this is a nice neighborhood," said resident Ruben Reyes.
The NBC report does not provide any description of the suspect. Or how a man disappeared carrying a TV and laptop.
There will be a multi-block association meeting with the 9th Precinct on April 12 at 6:30 p.m. Location still TBD.
Updated:
A reader (see the comments) created a map showing the locations of the burglaries...
Previously on EV Grieve:
A report of 7 burglaries in the past month in these 6 East Village buildings
Tuesday, April 4, 2017
A report of 7 burglaries in the past month in these 6 East Village buildings
An EVG reader shared this flyer that's posted in a building that was recently burglarized.
According to the flyer, "seven burglaries have taken place" in the past month in the following buildings:
• 247 E. Second St.
• 185 E. Third St.
• 215 E. Fourth St.
• 322 E. Fourth St.
• 328 E. Fourth St.
• 539 E. Sixth St.
"The perpetrator has entered units while tenants have been home, simulated carrying a gun and entered morning, noon & night."
There will be a multi-block association meeting with the 9th Precinct on April 12 at 6:30 p.m. Location TBD. We will post more information about the meeting when it becomes available.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
A reader reminder about fire-escape windows
An email from a reader...
And was her window open?
We were burglarized Friday night at our home on East Second Street and Avenue A by someone crawling through our fire escape window. They unlocked our security fire gate and came in. The worst part was, we were home. They emptied my purses, rummaged through things. Got off with cash, a camera and jewelry. Left our front door open as they escaped. Luckily we slept through it, but it was creepy.
And was her window open?
Our window was open a smidgen — like 2 inches. The gate was closed and locked. They must have had a very slim arm to reach inside and open it. Not to mention being really agile to climb in in complete silence. There were three of us there sleeping and nobody heard a thing.
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