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Manhattan

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He really cleaned up.

A crooked hotel housekeeper stole $2,100 worth of jewelry from a guest’s room at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square, authorities said.

Hotel employee Natalio Ruiz, 31, snagged two watches, a wallet, three credit cards and a silver bracelet from a room on Oct. 15, court papers state.

One credit card was allegedly used to buy $68.63 worth of gas in Fort Lee, NJ, cops said.

Ruiz was arrested on Dec. 1 and confessed to the crime, according to court records.

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Security personnel deftly picked up the scent of this crook.

A shoplifter tried to flee with cologne and other pricey goods from Saks in Midtown, authorities said.

Alnehay Saqermohd, 39, allegedly tried to swipe the perfume, a shirt and 13 other items worth a total of more than $3,000 from the flagship store at Fifth Avenue and 50th Street at 5:50 p.m. Sunday.

His sticky-fingered thefts were seen on security video, and a suspicious employee stopped Saqermohd before he could leave without paying, court papers state.

Brooklyn

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A 64-year-old woman crossing against the light was fatally struck by a motorcycle yesterday in Flatbush, police said.

The victim was crossing Parkside Avenue near Flatbush Avenue when the motorcyclist hit her at 5:44 a.m., cops said.

The woman, who was not immediately identified, died at Kings County Hospital.

The biker stayed at the scene and was not charged with any crime, police said.

Queens

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The suspect pictured here is wanted for the alleged sexual assault of a woman in Ozone Park, police said yesterday.

Arturo Navarette, 23, attacked the woman at 5:15 a.m. on Nov. 24 near 117th Street and Liberty Avenue, cops said.

The Bronx

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A teacher’s aide assigned to an elementary school in High Bridge was busted for dealing drugs to an undercover cop, police said yesterday.

Mariel Javier, 24, a special-education assistant who has been working at PS 11 for several years, was suspended from his job without pay, authorities said.

He was charged yesterday with criminal sale of a controlled substance.

Staten Island

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A Clifton resident was shot yesterday and left to die in an apartment-building hallway, police said.

David Williams, 30, was discovered at 11:50 a.m. on a seventh-floor landing at 195 Steuben St., where he lived.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Three armed thugs committed a violent home invasion in West Brighton, authorities said.

Dapree Peterson, 19, John Turner, 24, and Corvaunte Aikens, 18, barged into the victims’ home at 11 p.m. on Nov. 30, court records state.

The suspects allegedly pointed guns at two victims in the home, then made off with dog food, a belt and a jacket.

A third victim was beaten during the ordeal, cops said.

The three perpetrators were arrested last Friday, authorities said.

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A fugitive wanted for a dozen Mid-Island burglaries was shipped back to Staten Island after doing prison time in Florida, authorities said.

Daniel Caceres, 29, was using the pseudonym José Colon when he was busted on April 27, 2010, for an attempted home burglary in Orlando, cops said.

He did 18 months for that crime, then was handed over to NYPD detectives after his fingerprints identified him as Caceres, prosecutors said.

Between Sept. 3 and Oct. 10, 2009, he allegedly robbed 12 homes in Mid-Island.

Caceres, who also served four years on another burglary rap, was handed over to local authorities Wednesday and charged in a 29-count indictment, said a spokesman for DA Daniel Donovan.

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