Cell Phone Theft

Major crime in the 78th Precinct is down 9 percent this year, according to NYPD statistics.

Both students attend the High School for Environmental Studies on West 56th Street, police said.

The four robbers told the victims to get on the ground before taking their phones and cash, police said.

A 15-year-old and 13-year-old were arrested for the robbery.

The thief pushed the woman to the ground, leaving her bruised, according to a police report.

The man was skateboarding for about 20 minutes on a Tuesday afternoon, according to the police report.

A mugger punched a 30-year-old woman on Sackett Street near Fourth Avenue, according to a police report.

A thief took the shopper's wallet when she left it unattended in her shopping cart, police said. 

Cash and a phone were stolen from El Pollito Mexicano on Fifth Avenue and Sterling Place.

The robbery and assault took place inside an elevator in the Morrisania Houses.

Police said a man used a pay phone to order food and then robbed the workers who brought it.

The 19-year-old victim was approached near Bennett Avenue and West 181st Street, police said. 

A man was arrested at a Pathmark after he stole Claritin, Mucinex and other medications, police said.

A 49-year-old man was struck on State Street by a 23-year-old man.

The senior said a man kicked and punched him without saying a word, according to police.