84TH PRECINCT
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS–DUMBO–BOERUM
HILL–DOWNTOWN
Cop Puncher!
Police arrested a teenager for allegedly
punching a cop at Jay Street
MetroTech subway station on Oct.
25.
The offi cer asked the 15-year-old
suspect to move away while he was
patrolling the platform at the station
near Willoughby Street at 2:20
pm, but the suspect refused and allegedly
hit the cops in the face, according
to police.
Offi cer caught up with the suspect
near the Metrotech Center and
arrested him for felony assault on a
police offi cer, cops said.
AirPod raid
Two bandits stole a woman’s Air-
Pods on Willoughby Street on Oct.
21.
The victim told police that the
sneaks grabbed her headphones
while she was walking near Flatbush
Avenue Ext. and Willoughby
Street at 8:10 pm, before running
off.
Subway swipe
A thief stole cash from a man at
the Jay Street MetroTech subway
station on Oct. 27.
The victim told police the pilferer
grabbed $100 out of his hand while
he was waiting in line to purchase
a metrocard at the station near Willoughby
Street at 1:35 pm.
Beats bandit
A pirate stole a pair of Beats
headphones from a teenager at the
Hoyt-Schermerhorn subway station
on Oct. 11.
The victim told police the brigand
pushed him from behind and
snatched the headphones from his
neck while he was standing in the
train at 7:20 am, before fl eeing when
the doors opened.
— Elissa Esher
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FORT GREENE–CLINTON HILL
Cop biter
Cops arrested a man for allegedly
biting a police offi cer on Carlton
Avenue on Oct. 26.
Police attempted to cuff the man
near Park Avenue around 2:40 am
for failing to provide identifi cation,
when he sunk his teeth into the offi
cer’s leg and arm, according to police
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ops cuffed the man and slapped
him with two separate felony assault
charges.
Trunk robbery
Two fi ends robbed a man while
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on Clermont Avenue on Oct. 21.
The victim told police that he was
searching through his truck near
Green Avenue at around 6 am when
the perps struck him in the back of
his head and grabbed his wallet.
Snatched
A punk stole a man’s phone on
Flatbush Avenue on Oct. 26.
The victim told police that the
thief took his phone and shoved him
into the ground at Fulton Street at
around 6 am.
Sneaker sneak
A thief stole a $17,000 pair of
sneakers on Flushing Avenue on
Oct. 19.
The victim told police that they
showcased the shoes during a company
event near Sixth Street around
10 pm, but hasn’t seen them since.
Broken window
A jerk broke into a man’s car and
stole cash on Fulton Street on Oct.
24.
The victim told police that he
left the car near South Portland
Avenue around 11:30 am, and later
returned to fi nd the passenger window
smashed and cash missing.
Pick pocket
A pickpocket lifted a man’s phone
on Myrtle Avenue on Oct. 27.
The victim told police that he
bumped into someone near Hall
Street around 6 pm, and later realized
that his phone was missing.
— Joe Hiti
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SUNSET PARK–WINDSOR TERRACE
Wallet woes
A villain stole a man’s wallet on
Second Avenue on Sept. 28.
The victim told police that his
bank called him to report suspicious
activity on the card taking
place near 61st Street at around 11
am, when he realized that his wallet
was missing.
Shed thief
A thief stole a bike out of a Webster
Place backyard on Oct. 17.
The victim told cops he left his
bike in a shed in the yard near Prospect
Ave at around 8:00 pm, but
when he returned the next morning,
the bike was missing.
— Ben Verde
76TH PRECINCT
CARROLL GARDENS—COBBLE HILL—
RED HOOK
A hairy situation
Cops cuffed a 27-year-old man
for allegedly swiping a razor from a
store on Court Street on Oct. 25.
An employee told police that the
man nabbed the Gillette razor from
the store between Sackett and Degraw
streets at 3:40 pm, and cops
charged the suspect with petty larceny.
Bike bandit
A thief rode off on a woman’s bike
parked on Clinton Street on Oct. 29.
The victim told police that the
bandit swiped the $90 bike that she
left unchained between Sackett and
Union streets at 2:55 pm.
Stroller thief
A looter snagged a $750 baby
stroller from inside an apartment
building on Sackett Street on Oct.
28.
The victim told cops that the lout
stole the ritzy baby carriage from
the lobby of her apartment building
between Court and Smith street s
sometime between 1:45 and 3:15 pm.
Plastic perp
A thief stole four rolls of aluminum
and plastic foil from a store on
Court Street on Oct. 23.
An employee told police that the
burglar nabbed four rolls of aluminum
and plastic, worth $26, from
the store between Halleck and Bay
streets at around 1 pm.
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CONEY ISLAND-BRIGHTON BEACHSEAGATE
Galaxy goon
A pillager snagged a man’s Samsung
Galaxy S8 from his pocket on
Mermaid Avenue on Oct. 26.
Victim told police that the thief
punched him in the left eye near W.
16th Street shortly after 10 pm before
stealing his cellphone and fl eeing
in an unknown direction.
Boss bandit
A prowler stole a Hugo Boss
jacket from a Brighton 3rd Street
storefront on Oct. 22.
An employee told police that the
looter entered the rear of the store
near Brighton Beach Avenue at
around 7 pm before grabbing the
jacket and fl eeing.
Bat crazy
A savage whacked a man on the
head with a baseball bat on Brighton
4th Street on Oct. 26.
The victim told police that the
bruiser hit him with the bat near
Brighton Beach and Ocean View avenues
at around 11:15 pm.
First responders rushed to Lutheran
Hospital with non-life threatening
injuries.
61ST PRECINCT
SHEEPSHEAD BAY—HOMECREST—
MANHATTAN BEACH—GRAVESEND
Jewel heist
A jewel thief snagged $140,000 in
jewelry and cash from a Parkway
Court home on Oct. 26.
The victim told police they left
the house near Ocean Parkway
around 2 pm and discovered the
property missing upon their return
home at 1:30 am the following morning.
Moody foodie
A foodie freebooter stole $200
in various food items from a Gravesend
Neck Road gourmet food
store on Oct. 22.
The store owner told police the
bandit entered through the rear
door of the property between E.14th
and E. 15th streets at around 3:30
pm and swiped $150 in cash and an
iPhone 7 in addition to food items.
$50 hug
Three street pillagers robbed
an 11-year-old kid of $50 on E. 22nd
Street on Oct. 23.
Police said the three thieves approached
the victim between Avenue
V and W. 23rd street at around
4:30 pm and knocked him to the
ground before taking his money.
Fake out
A mugger robbed a woman’s bag
on Haring Street on Oct. 24.
Police said the crook snagged the
bag between Avenue T and Avenue
U at around 9:40 pm, before fl eeing
north on Haring Street — where
he dropped the bag after a witness
alerted police.
Bike lane robbery!
A bike-peddling bandit snagged
a pedestrian’s purse while riding on
E. 18th Street on Oct. 26.
The 65-year-old victim told police
that she struggled with the cyclist
between Avenue U and Avenue
V at around 9 pm before he took off
with her purse.
— Jessica Parks