On this week’s menu of malfeasance, a spate of hold-ups broke out Uptown, schools made for easy pickings for several thieves, and a wheel barrow and a box of chocolates were among the sweeter grabs. Every week, Crescent City Crme Bits gives a rundown on the lowdown.

On the heels of a weekend during which Uptown saw seven robberies earlier this month, crimes in the district continued to cluster over the last week. Between Wednesday, May 18 and the early morning hours on May 19, four armed robberies were recorded in between the hours of 8 p.m. and 2:30 a.m, according to police logs compiled by Project NOLA.  Early on Sunday, May 22, the growing fears surrounding the robberies sadly manifested when a 32-year-old man was shot in an attempted mugging near the corner of S. Saratoga and Jena Sts.