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NYPD Blotter: Downtown Crime Roundup

Two men were arrested for stealing from people riding the subway at the Whitehall Station on the N/R line.
Two men were arrested for stealing from people riding the subway at the Whitehall Station on the N/R line.
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By Julie Shapiro

DNAinfo Reporter/Producer

Bride’s Ring Stolen

A 35-year-old woman from Virginia lost her $7,000 engagement ring while getting her nails done last week on the eve of her wedding.

Workers at Spring Nail Spa NY on Fulton Street told the woman to take off her diamond ring before her manicure on the afternoon of June 24, police said. The woman placed the ring on a shelf nearby and left it there while she went into the back for a massage.

The woman left the salon without the ring, and when she returned 45 minutes later after noticing it was missing, the ring was gone.

Subway Thieves Arrested

Two men were arrested in separate instances last week for stealing from people riding the N subway at Whitehall Street.

John Gathers, 54, was arrested early in the morning of June 27 after he allegedly cut the pocket of a 36-year-old Bronx man who fell asleep on the N train near Whitehall in order to steal from him. The victim woke up while Gathers was removing his wallet and $9 in cash, according to police.

Gathers was charged with grand larceny in the fourth degree, robbery in the third degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the third and fourth degrees, according to a spokeswoman for the Manhattan District Attorney. He was scheduled to be in court Fri., July 2.

In a separate incident, Damien Lewis, 17, was arrested early in the morning of June 28 after he allegedly snatched a BlackBerry Curve cell phone from a 16-year-old Brooklyn boy who was riding the N train at Whitehall.

Police arrested Lewis on the plaza in front of the Staten Island Ferry Terminal and charged him with grand larceny in the fourth degree, police and the DA spokeswoman said. He is being held in lieu of $5,000 bail, and his next court date is July 7.

Robbed While Sleeping

A 58-year-old Staten Island man who fell asleep while riding the 1 train between Chambers Street and South Ferry at 3:30 a.m. on Jun 26 had his front pocket cut and four $100 bills stolen.

The man woke up while the thief — a 40-year-old black man, 170 pounds, 6 feet 10 inches — was still on the train. As soon as the train reached the South Ferry station, the thief fled. The victim chased him but fell, and the thief got away with the victim’s credit cards and social security card in addition to the cash.

Bag Stolen

A 23-year-old Goldman Sachs worker lost his bag containing $1,700 worth of electronic devices when he left it beside his chair at the Raccoon Lodge, 59 Warren St. near West Broadway the evening of June 25.

The man, who lives on the Upper East Side, noticed his $50 North Face bag was missing shortly after midnight. It contained an $800 Apple iPad, a $500 BlackBerry Curve and a $400 iPod.

Restaurant Workers Robbed

A thief plundered the pocketbooks of four women working at Greenwich Grill, 428 Greenwich St. near Laight Street, on the evening of June 27.

The women, who are in their 20s, left their pocketbooks in an office on the second floor of the restaurant while they were working, and noticed around 9 p.m. that their wallets, containing credit cards and a total of $290 in cash, were gone. One of the victims also lost an Apple iPhone valued at $600, police said.

Motorcycle Stolen

A 42-year-old Wall Street resident who parked his 2009 Yamaha motorcycle at the northeast corner of Front Street and Peck Slip on June 21 returned on June 23 to find it missing.

The black bike is valued at $6,500, police said.

Wallet Lifted

A 62-year-old woman from Queens was eating a slice of pizza in Delizia Uno, 24 Murray St. at Church Street, on the afternoon of June 22 when a thief grabbed her wallet from her purse and fled, police said.

The woman, who could not describe the thief, lost $200 in cash, several credit cards and her driver’s license.