84TH PRECINCT
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS–DUMBO–
BOERUM HILL–DOWNTOWN
Brewski brute
Cops cuffed a man for allegedly
attacking a shopper while trying to
bag a bunch of booze from a Fulton
Mall pharmacy on April 19.
The victim told police that the
suspect allegedly tried to nab two
12-packs of beer from the shop between
Hanover Place and Bond
Street just before 1:10 pm, but when
another customer tried to stop him
they got into a scuffl e, with the perpetrator
allegedly injuring the victim’s
hand.
Police arrested the man on felony
robbery charges at the location
shortly before 1:30 pm, according to
police reports.
Crime ring
Police arrested a man for allegedly
trying to rob a donut chain
store on Jay Street on April 21.
The store worker told police that
the man came into the shop between
the Fulton Mall and Willoughby
Street at 5:30 pm and allegedly
grabbed the tip jar, before hitting an
employee who tried to stop him.
Cops rushed to the scene and arrested
the man for felony robbery
charges, according to the authorities.
Shoppin’ around
A knife-wielding knave stole
$3,000 from a woman on Jay Street
on April 9.
The victim told police that the
suspect pulled out a blade at the corner
of the Fulton Mall and forced her
to withdraw $1,000 cash from a bank
machine, before snatching her debit
card, which he used for $2,000-worth
of purchases elsewhere.
Hallway robbery!
A package pirate looted a guy’s
Court Street apartment lobby on
April 12.
The victim told police that the invader
rang several doorbells until
someone buzzed him to the building
between Joralemon and Livingston
streets just before 5:30 pm, before he
grabbed a parcel containing a $100
camera and ran off.
Five-fi lcher discount
Cops cuffed one of fi ve men suspected
of raiding an Atlantic Avenue
department store on April 23.
A store employee told police that
the fi ve suspects allegedly grabbed
makeup, underwear, shirts, sportswear,
and handbags from the shop
at Boerum Place just before 6 pm,
before fl eeing in a getaway car without
paying.
Police arrested one 18-year-old
man at the same location the next
day at 6:30 pm for felony grand larceny
charges, cops said.
COURIER L 8 IFE, APR. 30-MAY 6, 2021
88TH PRECINCT
FORT GREENE-CLINTON HILL
Loose shooter
A gunman shot a teen in the head
on N. Portland Avenue on April 22.
Police offi cers found the 16-yearold
boy with a gunshot wound between
Myrtle and Park avenues at
10:45 pm, along with 12 shell casings
at the scene.
Paramedics rushed the young
man to Methodist Hospital where
he is in critical care, according to
police reports.
Drive by!
A gunman shot a guy in the leg
on Lafayette Avenue on April 23.
The victim told police that the
wretch fi red a shot at his leg between
Grand and Classon avenues at 4:45
pm before fl eeing in a Chrysler.
Armed carjackers
A gang of gun-toting goons hijacked
a guy’s car on St. Edwards
Street on April 19.
The victim told police that three
armed villains surrounded his vehicle
asking if he was gang-affi liated
near Monument Walk at 2:15
am, when the baddies hopped in and
rifl ed through his pockets, grabbing
his phones, chain, keys, and cash,
before forcing him out of the car and
driving off.
Pocket pilferer
A weapon-wielding ne’er-do-well
held up a woman on Navy Street on
April 22.
The victim told police that the
crook snuck up from behind near
Myrtle Avenue at 10 am and put an
object to her back and told her to
hand over her bag, before swiping
her pocket book.
Seamless swipe
A pair of reprobates ambushed
a deliveryman at knife-point on
Quincy Street on April 22.
The victim told police that the one
bandit put a hand on his face while
the other pulled out a knife between
Classon Avenue and Downing Street
at 9:15 pm, before the sinister duo
snagged his phone and ran off.
Parking wars
Cops arrested a woman for allegedly
assaulting a traffi c agent over
a ticket on St. Felix Street on April
23.
The victim told police that the
suspect allegedly got angry about a
parking violation between Dekalb
Avenue and Fulton Street at 10 am
and pushed him, causing him to
trip and fall into a fence.
Cops rushed to the scene and
cuffed the woman just before 10:30
am for felony assault of a traffi c
agent, according to police reports
— Kevin Duggan
Night of three seperate
shootings rock Brooklyn
A 17-year-old boy was gunned down in Canarsie. Photo by Lloyd Mitchell
BY ROBERT POZARYCKI
A 17-year-old boy was gunned
down in an apparent gang-related
shooting in Canarsie early in the
morning of April 23 — one of three
separate episodes of gun violence
to rock the borough that night.
Police said the fatal encounter
happened at about 12:07 am,
behind an apartment building
in the Bay View Houses public
housing complex, where they
found the victim with a gunshot
wound to his chest.
Through a preliminary investigation,
police learned that
the victim had been involved
in a dispute with fi ve unknown
males just before he was shot.
It appears that the incident was
linked to gang activity.
The group of fi ve was seen
fl eeing from the scene just after
the shot was fi red, law enforcement
sources said.
EMS rushed the victim to
Brookdale University Hospital,
where he was pronounced dead
a short time later. Police have
withheld his identity, pending
family notifi cation.
So far, no arrests have been
made in the ongoing investigation.
Elsewhere in Brooklyn, a
16-year-old boy clings his life after
being shot in the head at the
Ingersoll Houses complex in Fort
Greene.
Authorities said the shooting
happened at about 10:45 pm
on April 22 near an apartment
building at 99 North Portland
Avenue.
Offi cers from the 88th Precinct
found the victim with a
gunshot wound to his head in
front of the location. Detectives
have not yet surmised why he
had been shot.
EMS units rushed the victim
to NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn
Methodist Hospital in critical
condition.
No arrests have been made in
the case, police said.
Finally, in Bushwick, cops are
looking for the gun-slinger who
wounded a 21-year-old man in an
apparent drive-by shooting early
Friday morning.
Law enforcement sources said
the gunfi re erupted at about 2:26
am on April 23 in front of a home
at the corner of Covert Street and
Knickerbocker Avenue.
According to police, the
shooter rolled up to the location
inside a black Honda sedan
and began fi ring at the victim,
striking him in the right hip.
The vehicle then sped away from
the location northbound along
Knickerbocker Avenue, NYPD
sources said.
The incident was reported to
the 83rd Precinct. Police said the
victim had been taken by private
means to Wyckoff Heights Medical
Center for treatment of his injuries,
which do not appear to be
life-threatening.
No arrests have been made in
the case, police said.