FINANCIAL DISTRICT — A Sephora security guard was attacked by two shoplifters when he tried to stop them from leaving the beauty chain with six stolen bottles of designer perfume, police said.
The 34-year-old guard was repeatedly punched on his right arm by the two women when he caught them shoving $320 worth of fragrance — including perfumes from Tory Burch, Dolce & Gabbana, Hermes and Versace — into a bag at the 150 Broadway store on Sept. 6, according to the NYPD.
The guard struggled to keep the women from running off, but after a brief tussle, the thieves fled the shop at about 5 p.m, police said.
Police quickly apprehended the women, 28-year-old Shardei Louis and 33-year-old Natasha Infante. They were both charged with two counts of second-degree robbery, according to court records.
The Sephora store did not immediately return a request for comment.
Louis' attorney did not immediately return a request for comment. Information about Infante's attorney was not available.
The women are due back in court on Sept. 12.
Other recent incidents in the 1st Precinct include:
► An 18-year-old was punched repeatedly in the head by two muggers who swiped his $100 Eddie Bauer book bag, $200 Beats headphones and $40 in cash on Sept. 8 at about 5 p.m., police said. The young man told police he was at the corner of Canal and Varick streets when the two attackers, who appeared to be in their teens, began to punch him before grabbing his bag, police said. The victim, from Brooklyn, had minor swelling and refused medical attention, according to the NYPD.
► A man had his $3,000 Dell laptop, his iPad, his $500 Tumi bag and his Canadian passport stolen from the back of a rental car that he'd parked in front of 39 Greene St. on Sept. 7, at about 11:30 a.m., police said. The man said he found the back window of the car smashed and his things missing when he returned to the car less than an hour later, at about 12:10 p.m., police said.
► A woman had her 2008 Honda Odyssey stolen after parking it in front of 43 Wooster St. on Sept. 6, police said. The woman told police she parked the $10,000 gray van at about 10 p.m., and when she returned the next day at about noon, the car was gone.
