84TH PRECINCT
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS–DUMBO–
BOERUM HILL–DOWNTOWN
Gang beatdown
A gang of nogoodniks robbed
a guy in Brooklyn Bridge Park on
Nov. 19.
The victim told police that he
was sitting on his scooter in the
waterfront park at around 1:30 am
when the group knocked him to the
ground and made off with $200, his
keys, and his bank cards.
Bodega bandit
A cat burglar ripped off a bodega
on Livingston Street on Nov. 15.
The store owner told police that
the culprit broke down the glass
door of the store near Flatbush Avenue
at around 11:50 pm and made off
with $4000 from the register.
Wild on Willoughby
Cops arrested a man for allegedly
robbing a restaurant on Willoughby
Street on Nov. 20.
Witnesses told police that the suspect
allegedly entered the building
near Bridge Street with a screwdriver
at 11:45 pm, until offi cers arrived on
the scene to stop the robbery-in-progress
at around 11:45 pm.
NYPD offi cers found the man
with $600 stolen from the register,
and arrested the 34-year-old on robbery,
burglary, and grand larceny
charges, according to police.
Apple picker
Cops arrested a man for allegedly
snatching a woman’s phone
near Borough Hall on Nov. 18.
The victim told police that she
was using her phone on the 4 train
as it pulled into the Borough Hall
station on Court Street, when the
suspect allegedly grabbed her
phone from her hand and ran out of
the train.
After a chase, the suspect was apprehended
on Court and Joralemon
Streets, and police charged the man
with felony assault, burglary, and
grand larceny, according to police.
— Ben Verde
88TH PRECINCT
FORT GREENE—CLINTON HILL
Get that chedda
A sneak tossed a package of cheddar
crackers into his bag and made
off with them in a Flatbush Avenue
7-11 on Nov. 15.
An employee told police that the
goon paid for the other items but
pocketed the crackers in plain sight
inside the store near Flushing Avenue
just before 9 pm, and when confronted,
the scoffl aw brandished a
small knife and ran out of the store.
COURIER L 8 IFE, NOV. 26-DEC. 2, 2021
Assault on a walk
A man allegedly attacked a
woman walking on Prince Street on
Nov. 16.
The victim told police that the
stranger ran up behind her and allegedly
started to choke her, briefl y
knocking her out near Tillary
Street at about 4 pm, before starting
to punch the victim repeatedly.
Police arrived on the scene to
fi nd the bloodied victim, and arrested
the man on assault charges,
according to police reports.
Fight turns violent
A man allegedly hit a woman
on the back of a hand with a metal
rod during an argument on Lefferts
Place on Nov. 19.
The victim told police that the
man allegedly used the metal handle
of a broom to hit the back of her
hand during an argument near
Classon Avenue at about 7 pm, causing
bleeding and a laceration.
Rental e-bike stolen
A thief stole a delivery worker’s
rented electric bicycle from his
apartment building on Nov. 12.
The victim told police that he
rented from the company Zoomo
and parked it in the courtyard of
his apartment building near Waverly
Avenue, when a pilferer allegedly
snagged it.
— Kirstyn Brendlen
62ND PRECINCT
BENSONHURST—BATH BEACH
DoNut Steal
A shoplifter stole $13 worth of donuts
from a W. First Street bakery
on Nov. 17.
An employee told police that the
lout attacked him in the store at the
intersection of Kings Highway at
around 9:18 pm before fl eeing with
some ill-gotten pastries.
Beer Pong
Two savages threw beer cans at
a customer of a New Utrecht Avenue
deli, before pushing him to the
ground on Nov. 18.
The victim told police that the
brutes attacked him at the store
near the intersection of 74th Street
at around 12:30 am, leading them
to break his tooth and injure both
of his wrists with beer cans and a
rough tumble.
Pizza Parlor Punk
A ruffi an brutally robbed a man at
a Bay Parkway pizzeria on Nov. 14.
The victim told police that the
man punched him to the ground at
the pizzeria between 71st and 72nd
streets at around 7:30 pm, before
stealing his cellphone and nearly
$9,000 and riding off on a bike.
—Jessica Parks
Brooklyn sees major crime
drop after NYPD boosts
community outreach
Crime Scene Technicians process a homicide in Brownsville. Photo by Lloyd Mitchell
BY JULIA MORO
Mayor Bill de Blasio touted the
NYPD’s work in Brooklyn for building
community partnerships and
decreasing crime during a Nov. 18
daily press briefi ng.
The mayor pointed out that south
Brooklyn has seen a signifi cant decrease
in shootings and murders
across the borough. Overall, murders
went down by 21 percent and
shootings are down by 20 percent
compared to last year.
De Blasio pointed to Brownsville
as one of the neighborhoods with a
high success rate.
“In Brownsville, we’ve seen extraordinary
innovation,” de Blasio
said. “Understanding and respect
between police and community —
that has becoming a model for the
whole city. Something special is
happening in Brownsville.”
Inspector Terrell Anderson
started the Brownsville Safety Alliance,
which is a collaboration
between community-based organizations
and the crisis management
system to bring in resources
alleviating underlying issues that
cause crime. Anderson saw success
when he moved his offi cers and replaced
them with community-based
groups in parts of the 73rd Precinct.
After that initiative, they reported
that over a fi ve-day period, in a “volatile”
area, there were no incidents.
“It’s common sense to listen and
hear what the people we serve want
within their communities,” Anderson
said.
Chief of Patrol Juanita Holmes
says the NYPD is bringing this idea
all over the city.
“Anderson epitomizes not
criminalizing social conditions,”
Holmes said. “We realize you have
to bring the community you serve
to the table. That’s the only way
that we’re going to be able to resolve
some of the issues that are challenging
to the communities throughout
the city.”
Deputy Chief Jason Savino, the
commanding offi cer of the Gun Violence
Suppression Division, joined
the press conference to speak about
gang takedowns and how that work
has also contributed to less shootings.
“The so called alphas of the
gangs— this is who we build cases
around,” Savino said. “The crews
that we investigate include those
few individuals that make it downright
dangerous for all the great
people in the communities.”
Savino mentioned one successful
gang takedown of the Flatbush
subset of the Insane Crip Gangstas
(ICG). Fourteen alleged members
faced charges of conspiracy to commit
murder and weapon possessions.
This takedown was in early
July.
Savino said in the weeks thereafter,
the area in Brooklyn saw a 40-
50 percent decrease in shootings.