Pastrami-lovers, watch your pocketbooks—a thief has been snatching bags from unsuspecting diners at the Houston Street institution Kat'z Deli, and she's still on the loose. more ›

The NYPD released surveillance footage of a man who grabbed a purse out of the lap of a wheelchair-bound woman last month in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn. more ›

The police arrested three teens for the fatal mugging of a Queens woman last week. Rabia Mohammed, 23, apparently refused to give up her purse, which held $20 in cash, an iPod and her cell phone, and she was shot in the heart. The suspects are 16 and 17 years old and will be charged with second-degree murder, robbery and possession of a criminal weapon, but one's mother spoke to the Post, "He told me, ‘Mommy, I just didn’t do it’ ... but they’re trying to pin me with murder. I didn’t kill no one.'" more ›

On Sunday night, a 23-year-old woman was killed during a mugging in Queens. Police said that the suspects fatally shot Rabia Mohammed because she didn't want to give up her purse and now her husband says she was probably trying to save her cellphone, "She was very sentimental. She really cherished our text messages. She has four cellphones that are full. When she doesn't have any memory left, she gets a new phone." more ›

Would you eat a cow, and then wear its skin? Food just went from farm to table to your closet (we await the inevitable moniker for this group of foodie fashionistas: foodista?). According to the NY Post, Marlow & Sons in Williamsburg is selling leather goods constructed from the tanned hides of the locally sourced cows and pigs that make it to their menu. more ›

Has anyone invoiced Charlie Sheen for his naked, frothing night at the Plaza Hotel? TMZ is reporting that Capri Anderson claims the actor tore apart her Prada purse that night, so with that, here's the tally so far: more ›

A woman was stabbed on the UWS by a mugger early this morning when she refused to hand over her pocketbook. The 27-year-old victim was waiting for a northbound 2 train at w 96th St. when the mugger approached her around 2:30 a.m. (DNA Info says it was 1 a.m.). He took out a knife and demanded her purse, but when she refused, he attacked her, stabbed her in the torso, then took off with the handbag. more ›

The over three year long saga behind Kirsten Dunst's stolen Balenciaga bag is finally coming to an end! In 2007 the actress was staying at the SoHo Grand hotel during the filming of How to Lose Friends and Alienate People, when the bag and some other items went missing. James Jimenez and Jarrod Beinerman were pinned for the crime, and Beinerman has been paying the price behind bars, while Jimenez was only sentenced this week, after years of courtroom drama. more ›

Today Kirsten Dunst got her day in court, testifying in a retrial of James Jimenez, one of the men accused of stealing a Balenciaga bag and some other goodies from her penthouse at the SoHo Grand in 2007. Since that time the other man involved, Jarrod Beinerman, has been sentenced to 4 years behind bars, and Jimenez has claimed that Beinerman (a known drug dealer) was there selling the starlet and her pals some drugs for a wrap party. more ›

Kirsten Dunst's purse was stolen from her suite at the SoHo Grand Hotel... remember that? It was back in 2007, yet like a movie franchise that keeps churning out sequels, the drama continues today. Three years later, we've seen one of the thieves—Jarrod Beinerman—sentenced to four years behind bars, and another—Jim Jimenez—fight for his freedom. more ›

Well here's an important study. Apparently some company did some sort of scientific purse study and found out that purses are getting lighter, down to almost 3 lbs from a whopping 8 lbs just two years ago. This may have to do with lighter gadgets — it would be interesting to find out how much purses weighed when we were all carrying around Zack Morris phones and walkmans! more ›

Actress Kirsten Dunst's purse gets stolen, and now an entire drama has unfolded. Back in 2007, James Jimenez and Jarrod Beinerman were accused of swiping the starlet's purse and iPod from her SoHo Grand penthouse — the latter was sentenced to four years, and Jimenez has been out on bail awaiting retrial. more ›

There was never going to be a real winner in the Kirsten Dunst vs. alleged burglar case. Either millionaire starlet Dunst was going to send someone to jail for 15 years for stealing a purse, or a thief was going to get off with a slap on the wrist. The NY Post is now reporting that 35-year-old Jim Jimenez has been acquitted after playing what they call an "I'm too stupid" card; reportedly submitting letters and grades from his former Special Ed program that backed him up. more ›

DOS police lieutenant John Fitzgerald is a 24-year vet who's better known as the guy who ended up carrying Naomi Campbell's bag when she reported for day two of her community service last year. And now he's stepping out of the model's shadow. more ›