Crime Watch

Case dismissed against ‘Spider-Man’ in Times Square scuffle

Charges against a costumed Spider-Man accused of slugging a police officer in Times Square have been dismissed after prosecutors decided not to pursue them.

The Daily News says the Manhattan district attorney’s office consented Friday to Junior Bishop’s case being dismissed for lack of a speedy trial. Prosecutors didn’t say why there had been a delay.

Bishop was arrested in July on assault and other charges. Police said he punched an officer in the face after being told to stop hassling tourists to give him more money than they offered for photos with him.

Bishop denied demanding more money. He said Times Square’s costumed characters, ticket agents and others who interact with passers-by “make it what it is.”

His arrest came as reports of misbehaving costumed characters were prompting calls for regulation.

Gone Pro

A shoplifter hit a local Apple Store and stole something other than an Apple product! At 3 p.m. on Sunday, February 1, a 26-year-old woman entered the Apple store at 1981 Broadway and stole a Go Pro motion camera valued at $1,200. She was subsequently arrested and charged with grand larceny.

Beat Heat

Cell phones are not the only kind of phones favored by shoplifters. At 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 29, a 42-year-old woman entered the Apple Store at 1981 Broadway and stole seventeen Beats by Dre headphones totaling $3,400. She was later arrested and charged with grand larceny.

i-Jack

If shoplifters stopped valuing Apple products at the Apple store, they still favored them at the AT&T store. At 3 p.m. on Monday, January 26, a man entered the AT&T store at 2195 Broadway and stole two iPhone 6+’s valued at $1,600. Video is available of the incident.

Garbage Schmuck

One violent intruder might want to apply for a job in sanitation. At 1 a.m. on Tuesday, January 27, a man smashed the front window of the KTcollection jewelry store at 315 Columbus Avenue by throwing a garbage can through the glass. There is no report of what or how much he might have stolen.