Man Arrested for Stealing Cases of Liquor Found in Possession of Heroin: Police Blotter

This blotter was compiled using information provided by the New York Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.

A round-up of recent crime in the area:

On July 10 at 8:25 p.m., a 30-year-old woman was walking east on Lafayette Avenue near Clermont Avenue when two men approached her and took her iPhone from her hand. They ran south on Clermont Avenue. Track my iPhone showed the phone was offline. 

On July 10 between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. near Waverly Avenue, a 34-year-old woman said she placed her wallet underneath her baby carriage and realized that either someone took it or she lost it. Someone made several purchases with her debit cards and a large amount of purchases with her Bloomingdales card. 

On July 3 between 12:15 p.m. and 12:30 p.m., a 18-year-old man said he was at the Laundromat at 295 Washington Ave. when he fell asleep for approximately five minutes with his wallet on his lap. When he woke up he realized someone took his wallet, which held his Metro Card, US Navy Military ID, cash and his Navy Federal Debit Card. He was able to cancel his credit card before it was used. 

On July 11 at approximately 3:30 p.m. police arrested 21-year-old Anthony Coiro for allegedly taking five full cases of assorted liquors from a truck that was making deliveries to Greene Grape liquor Store at 765 Fulton St. Coiro was found in possession of 25 decks of heroin and two hypodermic needles when he was arrested. 

On July 12, a man left his Fulton Street business at 3:20 p.m., leaving three employees to close the business. When he returned at 7:21 p.m., he noticed a Toshiba laptop, HP laptop, Laptop Compaq, HP Desktop and Dell Desktop were missing. The front door and windows were locked. There was one camera facing the entryway and one camera on the stairs leading to the door. Upon further investigation, it was discovered that an officer saw three employees removing the property. 

On July 13 at 12:30 p.m., a 73-year-old woman said she placed her purse in her car and didn't notice her back window was open. When she came back to her car at 1:40 p.m., the purse was gone. Inside was her wallet, registration, debit card and drivers license. No one has attempted to use the card.