Traffic Cop Punched By Irate Driver: This Week's Police Blotter

Last week saw a spike in the number of larcenies reported in the 88th Precinct, route: {:controller=>"listings", :action=>"show", :id=>"new-york-city-police-department-88th-precinct"} --> with 17 incidents spread throughout the neighborhood—from $1,200 in cash stolen from a women's pocketbook in a Target elevator on Sept. 9 to a teenager's wallet stolen from a school bus parked at