60TH PRECINCT
CONEY ISLAND—BRIGHTON BEACH—
SEAGATE
Butt of the joke
A trio of thieves stole a bicycle,
wallet, and cellphone from a victim
on Stillwell Avenue on Sept. 18.
The victim told police that the
purloiners snagged the items, before
a brief chase ended near Bowery
Street at around 10:20 pm when
the muggers fl ashed the butt of a fi rearm.
Mr. Clean getaway
A savage broke into a Surf Avenue
apartment and stole two packs
of Bounty paper towels on Sept. 18.
The victim told police that the
bandit busted the locks of a side door
of the apartment between W. 24th
and W. 25th streets around 1 am, before
grabbing the cleaning supplies
and making off.
Support small biz
A crook broke into a small business
on W. 17th Street and swiped
various electronics and cash on
Sept. 14.
The victim told police that the
punk broke through the front door
of the merchant at the intersection of
Bay 52nd Street at around 2 am, brefor
grabbing the contraband, which
included a TV, and ran away.
62ND PRECINCT
BENSONHURST—BATH BEACH
Subway scaries
A group of goons harassed a victim
before stealing his cellphone
and glasses on the platform of the
Bay Parkway subway station on
Sept. 15.
The victim told police that the
bruisers were harassing people on
the N-train when he decided to get
off at the station at the intersection
of W. Seventh Street, but they approached
him at around 11:50 am
and attacked him and took his belongings.
Flash mobbed
A large crew of baddies accosted
a man sitting on the front steps of
his W. 12th Street building on Sept.
16.
The victim told police that the
ruffi ans punched him in the face
and threw him to the ground in front
of the residence between Highlawn
Avenue and Avenue O at around 6
am before taking his phone and fl eeing.
Not for sale
Three gun-wielding brutes
robbed a man trying to sell his Air-
Pods on Avenue O on Sept. 15.
The victim told police that the
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Gagged body found rotting
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savages approached the seller between
W. Eighth and W. Ninth
streets with a fi rearm, before grabbing
his phone and the headphones.
— Jessica Parks
84TH PRECINCT
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS–DUMBO–
BOERUM HILL–DOWNTOWN
Four on one
Four goons attacked and robbed
a guy on Jay Street on Sept. 14.
The victim told police that he
was waiting for the bus near Tillary
Street at 3:40 pm when the attackers
punched him and kicked him multiple
times, before stealing his iPhone
and wallet.
Money laundering
A baddie looted a tip jar at a cleaners
on Atlantic Avenue on Sept. 18.
An employee of the store told police
that the thief swiped $20 from the
tip jar at around 9:40 am and began
to fl ee the store. When the employee
tried to block her, the bandit punched
her in the arm several times.
Maced!
A driver on the BQE maced another
motorist in an act of road rage
on Sept. 14.
The victim told police that the assailant
cut him off near the Brooklyn
Bridge exit, and when the two
drivers exchanged words, the assailant
sprayed an unknown chemical
into the victims car, blinding him.
Planked!
Some lunatic assaulted a guy on
Duffi eld Street on Sept. 15.
The victim told police that he
was hanging out near Willoughby
Street at around 2:32 pm, when the
assailant threw a wooden plank at
him, causing a cut in his leg.
— Ben Verde
88TH PRECINCT
FORT GREENE–CLINTON HILL
Amazon returns
A brute robbed an Amazon driver
at gunpoint on Sept. 14 on Washington
Walk.
The victim told police that he
was delivering packages near Myrtle
Avenue when the crook pointed
a handgun at him and snagged two
packages before running off.
No take-backs
Two bruisers assaulted a man on
Prince Street on Sept. 15.
The victim told police that one of
the baddies yelled “You stole s--t from
me” near Tillary Street, and they began
punching and kicking him, before
stealing the victim’s sneakers
and iPhone charging cable.
Paramedics rushed the victim to
Brooklyn Methodist Hospital with
cuts on his back and shoulders and
a busted lip.
Phone theft
A suspect allegedly punched a
man multiple times in the head and
stole his phone on Prince Street on
Sept. 15.
The victim told police that the
man allegedly started hitting him
before stealing his Huawei cell
phone near Myrtle Avenue.
Paramedics took the victim to
Woodhull Hospital, while NYPD offi
cers arrested the suspect.
Bodega thief
A man tried to rob the Classon
Avenue deli on Sept. 15.
An employee of the store told
police that the alleged robber demanded
money, walked around the
counter, tried to open the register,
and said “Give me everything or
I’ll hit you hard,” but fl ed empty
handed.
The victim quickly pointed him
out to nearby cops, who arrested
the man on the spot for a slew of
charges, according to police..
E-bike phone home
An invisible thief nabbed an unattended
e-bike on Grand Avenue on
Sept. 12.
The victim told police that he left
his bike parked near Lefferts Avenue
for two nights, but when he returned
for his expensive ride, it was
gone.
— Kirstyn Brendlen
BY ROBERT POZARYCKI
Detectives in Brooklyn are
awaiting autopsy results for a
corpse found bound and rotting
under the Riegelmann Boardwalk
in Coney Island on Monday night.
Sources familiar with the case
said three homeless individuals
made the gruesome discovery at
around 11:25 pm on Sept. 20 and
called 911 for assistance.
Offi cers from the 60th Precinct,
in responding to the call,
located the body under the boardwalk
off the corner of Surf Avenue
and West 5th Street. The age, gender
and identity remain unknown
at this time.
Police aren’t exactly sure how
long the body had been there, but
sources close to the investigation
said the remains appeared to be
nearly skeletal, clothed only in a
tanktop and boxer shorts.
The individual’s demise also
did not appear to be natural; law
enforcement sources said duct
tape covered the mouth, and their
hands had been tied with rope.
The body was transferred to
the Medical Examiner’s offi ce for
an autopsy to determine the cause
of death. The investigation remains
ongoing, police said.