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My friend Karen pointed out that I may have been reading the crime report wrong (see the prevous post) and that there really hasn't been a 300% rise in robberies in the park in the past two years. What there has been (apparently) is a 300% rise in robberies in the park this year through February 12th as compared to two years ago through the same date. This still indicates to me that robberies are on the rise in the park for the first two months of this year compared to two years ago. If this is, indeed, a trend then what's going to happen when the weather gets warmer?

I am going to call the community relations officer at the Central Park Precinct tomorrow and ask him/her.

Meanwhile, Karen pointed me to this article from the Times in early January:

Robberies in Central Park
January 9, 2006

From the Times:

MANHATTAN: TWO ROBBERIES IN PARK

Armed bandits mugged two men in two separate robberies in Central Park last night, stealing about $500 and beating one of the victims, the police said. The victim of the first robbery, a 63-year-old man, was walking southbound on the East Drive near 106th Street about 6 p.m. when two men, who appeared to be 18 to 20 years old, approached him demanding his money, one brandishing a gun. They took about $250 and fled. Around 8:30 p.m., a 52-year-old man walking on the 72nd Street Drive near the Bethesda Fountain was approached by five men, one of whom pointed a gun at him. They told him to lie on the ground, demanded his money and punched and kicked him. His wallet, containing about $300, cellphone and watch were stolen. The police said last night that no arrests had been made.

Posted by Cal Vornberger on Wednesday, March 01, 2006 at 3/01/2006 07:36:00 PM | Permalink