Yesterday afternoon, a woman was attacked by a man in a West 81st Street apartment building. Initially, it was reported she was struck by a bat-wielding man, but now it turns out that Rosa Arenas apparently foiled a potential burglar who entered the building after removing an air conditioning unit from a window in the basement. Arenas, who is married to the building's super, said, "He said he was coming to check for leaks in all the apartments." more ›

Seems like even at a Central Park West apartment building in the West 70s, robbers can get in. A CPW apartment belonging to 60 Minutes correspondent Lesley Stahl and her family was "ransacked" by a thief last Friday morning. Apparently the thief, who stole over a $100,000 worth of items, managed to sneak into the penthouse by posing as a contractor - there are many projects at the building. more ›