When 50-year-old ex-con Luis Torres was busted for allegedly committing a string of burglaries in fancy Manhattan neighborhoods, police say they found over 100 keys to other apartments in his crib. 100 keys! Now they're going through and trying to figure out how many other places he may have robbed, and the Daily News reports that cops also found bent credit cards, a "treasure trove" of jewelry, and other electronic devices in his home. more ›

Just after 4 p.m. this gem came across the newswire: an Emergency Service Unit was on its way to 191 Chrystie Street, where nearby a police car, sans officer inside, was left in drive with the keys locked in the vehicle. We're doing our own aerial surveillance to find the nearest donut shop, and we'll update when we hear more on this amazing situation. more ›

The Awl points us in the direction of blogger Caroline, and the sad, all-too-typical story of her experience with an emergency locksmith one late night. Caroline called an emergency locksmith at 1 a.m. when she couldn't get into her apartment, and was handed an exorbitant $613 bill, which he demanded she pay in cash on the spot. We can attest to the ridiculous pricing, since we had a similar experience last Fourth of July (the price goes up even higher on holidays, of course). But after Caroline called the locksmith's bluff about bringing in the cops, what happened next is a bit surprising: by her account, the officer who arrived treated her like shit. more ›

The convicted child rapist and Upper West Side building superintendent accused of soliciting sex from female tenants no longer has access to keys to dozens of apartments. According to the Post, landlord Stanley Katz is "evaluating what he's going to do" about Level 3 sex offender Williams Barnason, who is the super at three buildings on West 73rd and West 75th streets. For now, the super "has no access to the keys." Barnason served 14 years in prison after pleading guilty to raping, sodomizing and sexually abusing girls as young as five years old. Some tenants allege that Barnason offered to pay their rent and deposits if they would have sex with him. A Manhattan lawmaker has proposed legislation that would bar high-risk sex offenders from working as supers. more ›

There are two kinds of New Yorkers: those who lock their doors, and those who do not. The Times investigates some of those brave residents with open door policies, like 63-year-old real estate firm vice president Joyce Weisshappel, who never locks her door. In fact, Weisshappel doesn't even know where her keys are. Though Weisshappel lives in a luxury apartment building with 24-hour doormen, others, like 52-year-old Brooklyn resident Sarah, don't have that kind of security. Sarah leaves her door unlocked for brief trips out — like when she walks the dog — though she locks it when she leaves for extended periods. "It's a bit of a habit and maybe a bit of a dare, as I always considered myself lucky." more ›

A 30-year-old man lost his life last night after locking himself out of his apartment. Sometime between 8:15 p.m. and 8:40 p.m., Paul Reilly fell five stories, landing on his back in the courtyard behind the building where he lived on 65th St. and 1st Ave. in Manhattan. Reilly, who had apparently gained entrance to the building but was locked out of his apartment, attempted to climb out a hallway window, over to a window in his apartment. "It was just an accident. He fell," a friend told the Daily News. more ›