I’m only Fagan it
A sneaky pickpocket took a wallet — containing $200 — from the jacket pocket of an 18-year-old woman trying on shoes inside a department store on Fulton Street on April 19, police said.
The thief sat next to the woman at 3 pm at the store near Lawrence Street, and fifteen minutes later the woman noticed her jacket was lighter, police said.
Nature boy
A fun-ruiner stole a wallet, a cell phone, a camera, and several cards from a 19-year-old student enjoying nature in Cadman Plaza West on Apr. 19, police report.
At 10:30 pm, the victim placed his items down to lie on the grass. When he returned, his wallet was gone. Someone used his credit card to make $6 of purchases.
Sleeping booty
A crook stole a bookbag from a sleeping straphanger riding the D train near the Pacific Street subway station on Apr. 11, police said.
The man fell asleep at 3 am, and when he woke up, his bag — which contained a laptop, credit card, iPod, designer jacket, passport, and $200 in cash — was gone without a trace.
Copper and robber
A very specific burglar took $40,000 worth of copper plates from a Main Street electric room at some time between Mar. 22 and Apr. 15, police said.
The entrances to the room weren’t damaged and several people had access to the room, near Water Street.
Party to a crime
Someone stole an Apple computer playing music from a midnight party in a Water Street loft near the Manhattan Bridge on Apr. 14.
Robbed of $19.14
A 47-year-old dumdum punched another guy and took $20 from him at the intersection of Warren and Bond streets on Apr. 16, police said.
The altercation occurred at about 7:20 pm. Police recovered all but 86 cents of the stolen cash.
Un-Focused
An inhospitable thief stole a 2012 Gray Ford Focus from the garage of an Adams Street hotel on Apr. 13 after being left alone for only 25 minutes starting at 9:45 pm, police said.
— Jaime Lutz
Reach reporter Jaime Lutz at jlutz@cnglocal.com or by calling (718) 260-8310. Follow her on Twitter @jaime_lutz.
