If you’re looking to avoid crime, you might want to stay away from the railroad station — and trains.
First came news of a 46-year-old Weston man forging his parking permit. He got snagged when a parking officer noticed 3 permits on the car, all the wrong color or with different size lettering — and different license plates.
The man — who faces 2nd degree forgery charges — was one of 2,300 people on the station permit waiting list. Presumably, that number is now 2,299.
Mind the gap! Watch your belongings! Don't cheat!
The railroad crime wave continues, with word that felonies on Metro-North — including the New Haven line — are up 6 percent in the 1st 8 months of 2011, compared with last year.
Leading the way are thefts of cell phones and other electronic devices. They increased a whopping 22 percent.
The good news: Major crime is down.
Robberies dropped from 11 to 6 this year; felony assaults dipped to 6, from 7.
And hey: No murders or rapes were reported on Metro-North trains last year.
So: Odds are good you won’t be killed on a train.
Though you might have your cell phone or laptop stolen.
All aboard! (Just be sure you’ve got a parking permit.)