88TH PRECINCT
FORT GREENE–CLINTON HILL
Tech store
Cops cuffed a man for allegedly
stealing a fanny pack stuffed with
tech on Aug. 10.
The victim told police that the
suspect punched him at Hanson
Place and South Portland Avenue
multiple times, before making off
with his Nike bag, which had a
speaker and a phone charger in it.
Offi cers searched the area and
found the thief, arresting him for
robbery.
Strike like a dove
A burglar in need of a bath stole a
batch of Dove shampoo from a CVS
on Myrtle Avenue on Aug. 14.
An employee told police that the
soap scoundrel grabbed the cleaning
contraband from the store near
Ashland Place, before punching the
employee in the head and running
off.
Lady trouble
Cops cuffed a man for allegedly
beating his friend at Ingersoll
Houses on Aug. 10.
The victim told police that he
brought a woman back to his apartment
on Carlton Avenue, prompting
a fi ght with his friend, who allegedly
punched him in the face and used a
scalpel to slice up his back.
First responders took the man
to Woodhull Hospital while police
cuffed his allegedly brutish buddy.
Identity theft
A prowler in need of a name got
what he needed on Aug. 9 when he
came upon an unlocked van on
DeKalb Avenue.
A pirate looted an unlocked car
on DeKalb Avenue on Aug. 9.
The victim told police that he
parked his work van near Rockwell
Place, but when he returned, he was
missing his bag — containing his
passport, drivers license, debit and
credit cards, and tax and insurance
ID for his business.
Vacation blues
A sneak stole a Cannondale bicycle
from an empty apartment on
Fulton Street sometime between
Aug. 6 and Aug. 13.
The victim told police that he
and his roommate were both on vacation
that week, but when they returned
to the apartment near Hudson
Avenue, the $2,000 bike had
vanished.
He later told police he had found
it listed for sale on Craigslist, according
to police.
Sparks fl y
A purloiner had a speedy escape
from a Carlton Avenue apartment
after he stole an electric bicycle
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Transit worker shot with BB
gun while working in Midwood
The scene of the crime. Photo by Lloyd Mitchell
on Aug 11.
The bike’s rightful owner told police
that she had left the two-cheeler
locked in the hallway in front of her
apartment, but the sneak clipped
right through the cable and throttled
off before the victime knew
what was happening..
Five-minute discount
A bike bandit stole a unattended
pedal pusher on Flatbush Avenue
on Aug. 14
The victim told police that he
left the bike parked and unlocked
between DeKalb Avenue and Fulton
Street for about fi ve minutes —
but in that time, a thief nabbed the
bike, worth more than $1,600.
— Kirstyn Brendlen
84TH PRECINCT
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS–DUMBO–
BOERUM HILL–DOWNTOWN
Carjacked
Some carjacker robbed a guy’s
car near Metrotech on August 14.
The victim told police that he
left his car parked near Flatbush
Avenue at around 2 am, when he returned
the next day at 1 pm, someone
had broken in and nabbed his
Dell computer, iPhone, drill, and
hammer, worth $2,664 in total.
Wallet snatcher
Some cad snatched a guy’s wallet
in Brooklyn Bridge Park on Aug. 14.
The victim told cops he placed
his bag down at around 9:15 pm
near the Furman Street entrance.
When he returned to it, his wallet
was gone.
High class
A thief stole a fancy purse from a
Macy’s on Fulton Street on August
15.
An employee told cops the shoplifter
nabbed the $1,000 purse from
the store near Hoyt Street at 11 am.
Strange rover
A carjacker stole a car from
Henry Street on August 11.
The owner of the car told cops he
parked his Range Rover near Henry
Street on August 10 at 5 pm. When
he returned on August 11 at 2:00 pm,
it had vanished.
— Ben Verde
62ND PRECINCT
BENSONHURST—BATH BEACH
BUSted
A bandit nabbed a bus driver’s
backpack on Harway Avenue Aug. 9.
The victim told police that he
locked the parked bus between 25th
Avenue and Bay 38th Street, but he returned
from his break at around 4:21
am to fi nd his belongings missing.
Apple picking
A shoplifter swiped two iPhones
from a Bay Parkway electronics
store on Aug. 9.
An employee told police that the
pilferer inquired about buying a
cellphone from the store between
65th and 66th streets at around 4:40
pm, before nabbing two phones and
sprinting away.
60TH PRECINCT
CONEY ISLAND—BRIGHTON BEACH—
SEAGATE
Cut off
Three brutes stole a guy’s cash
and iPhone when making him believe
he was purchasing a car on
Avenue Z on Aug. 9.
The victim told police that the
snakes displayed a gun when he
reached the intersection of E. Seventh
Street at around 5:20 pm and
stole the cash he had to obsentibly
buy the car.
Boardwalk brawl
A duo of villains mugged a
man of his chain and wallet on the
Riegelmann Boardwalk on Aug. 14.
The victim told police that the
female thief stole his wallet from
his bag at the intersection of W.
29th Street at around 7:30 am while
her male counterpart wrestled his
chain from him.
— Jessica Parks
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
A city Department of Transportation
worker was injured
early on the morning of Aug. 13 after
he was brazenly shot by a BB
gun while working in Midwood,
according to police.
It was reported at 8:25 a.m.
on Aug. 13, a male DOT worker
was at East 19th Street and Avenue
L helping repair a sidewalk’s
handicap access when he
noticed that he was shot in the
chest with a BB gun.
At this time, the NYPD could
not provide a description of the
suspect. Parademcis took the
victim to an area hospital in stable
condition.
Police have not made any arrests,
and the investigation remains
ongoing.