78TH PRECINCT
PARK SLOPE
Candy man
Cops arrested an alleged burglar
suspected of swiping a handful of
candy from a Sixth Avenue apartment
building on Feb. 22.
The suspect, 55, illegally entered
the property between Sixth and Seventh
streets at 11:50 am, nabbing the
measly stash of sweets, before he
was picked up by police, cops said.
Upon his arrest on a felony burglary
charge, patrolmen found the
suspect in possession of a crack
pipe, according to police.
Shrimp scamp
Police cuffed a man for allegedly
stealing an estimated $80 worth of
shrimp and other groceries from a
Third Street market on Feb. 21.
An employee at the store spotted
the suspect, 56, nabbing the tasty
crustaceans and other treats from
the store near Third Avenue at 1:30
pm.
Police nabbed him that day on a
misdemeanor larceny charge, cops
said.
Robbing the cradle
Cops have called off the hunt for
the thief who stole a pricey baby
stroller from the front yard of a De-
Graw Street home on Feb. 18.
The victim, a 34-year-old woman,
told police she left her Uppa Baby
Vista Double Stroller outsider her
home between Fourth and Fifth avenues
at 4 pm, and returned three
hours later to fi nd her ritzy kid carrier
stolen.
Beer run
Police busted a guy for allegedly
stealing beer from a delivery truck
on Ninth Street on Feb. 19.
The suspect nabbed two 12 packs
of Miller High Life and another 12
pack of Coors Lite from the truck
parked between Fifth and Sixth avenues
at 10:25 am.
The man allegedly exclaimed
to police “you got me,” when they
busted him on a felony burglary
charge later that day, cops said.
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SUNSET PARK–WINDSOR TERRACE
Smoking gun
Cops are looking for the gunmen
who they said robbed a Fourth Avenue
bodega on Feb. 26, taking $400
and cigarettes.
The victim told police three
men wearing masks barged into
the store between 17th and 18th
streets waving a pistol and demanding
cash at 4:25 am, and that while
one guy cleaned out the register,
another man looted a back-room
storage area, nabbing another $300
worth of smokes.
Knock it off
Cops arrested a 38-year-old man
for allegedly selling knock-off merchandise
from a Fourth Avenue variety
store on Feb. 26.
Police claim to have found the
suspect hawking counterfeit North
Face backpacks, gloves, hats, and
Adidas headphones from the store
between 25th and 26th streets at
10:58 am, and he was arrested on a
felony forgery charge.
Sharp suspect
Police cuffed a man for allegedly
slashing a man’s face with a box cutter
inside a Fourth Avenue eatery
on March 2.
The victim told police he was arguing
with the suspect inside the
restaurant between 54th and 55th
streets at midnight when the guy
whipped out the razor blade and
dragged it across the left side of the
victim’s head.
The suspect fl ed the scene following
the attack, but the victim joined
police on a search of the area, and
identifi ed his assailant after spotting
him on 50th Street near Fourth
Avenue, according to police.
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— Colin Mixson
88TH PRECINCT
FORT GREENE–CLINTON HILL
Key thief
A thief stole a man’s keys at his
Clinton Avenue offi ce on the night
of Feb. 25.
The victim told cops that he left
his offi ce between Fulton Street and
Atlantic Avenue at around 5:30 pm
and came back the next day at 9 am
to fi nd that boxes containing computer
equipment had been opened,
but that nothing was missing except
for his keys, according to cops.
Front-door ambush
A dirtbag ambushed and robbed
a woman outside her S. Oxford
Street home on the night of Feb. 26.
The victim told cops that she
was about to walk through her front
door between DeKalb and Lafayette
avenues at 11 pm when the villain
approached her and pushed her
against the wall, demanding money,
according to cops.
The malefactor then demanded to
go into her apartment while threatening
that if she didn’t stop screaming,
he would shoot her, although
he didn’t show a gun, according to
police.
He then went on to steal the
woman’s bank cards, cash, driver’s
license, and even her library card
before making a run for it, the authorities
said.
Have a seat
A bozo threw a chair at a woman
at N. Portland Avenue on Feb. 28.
The victim told cops that she
walked into a building between
Park Avenue and Auburn Place at
5:35 pm when the jerk threw a chair,
which was intended for another guy
in front of the building, but hit her
in the thigh, causing pain, according
to the authorities.
The clod then ran in an unknown
direction and paramedics brought
the woman to Brooklyn Hospital,
according to cops.
Cutting case
Cops cuffed a woman who they
said tried to stab another woman
with scissors outside a Flatbush Avenue
diner on March 1.
The victim told cops that she was
near Fulton Street at 8:50 am when
the woman allegedly lunged at her
with a pair of scissors. She dodged
the attack, before running into the
diner for safety, authorities said.
The victim then called the cops,
who rushed to the scene and arrested
the alleged assailant immediately.
Dodged a bullet
A baddie fi red a shot at a guy on
the A train at Washington Avenue
on March 2.
The victim told police he boarded
the train at the Kingston Avenue station
and got into an argument with
the reprobate. When the victim was
getting off the train at the stop near
Clinton Avenue at 1:45 am, the lout
shot at him on the platform, according
to cops.
The bullet went through the victim’s
backpack and the victim escaped
unscathed, cops said. The
attacker fl ed the scene at Lafayette
Avenue, cops said.
84TH PRECINCT
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS–DUMBO–
BOERUM HILL–DOWNTOWN
Ride stealing
A baddie stole a ride-share driver’s
car at gunpoint on Court Street
on March 2.
The victim picked up the lout at
Remsen Street and Linden Boulevard,
and when they got to Atlantic
Avenue at 3:40 am, the malcontent
told him, “Pull over or I’ll shoot you
in the back of the head,” according
to cops.
The victim ran out of his car and
the crook got in the front seat and
sped off on Atlantic Avenue toward
the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway,
according to police.
Clothes swiped
Cops arrested a man for allegedly
stealing clothes from a Fulton
Street department store and threatening
an employee with a razor
blade on Feb. 26.
The man allegedly stuffed 48
items into his bag and tried to leave
the store near Gallatin Place without
paying at 6:20 pm, according to
police.
When the store’s security tried
to stop the man, he allegedly threatened
to cut the employee with a razor
blade before he fl ed into the Jay
Street MetroTech subway station,
cops said.
The employee then pointed the
man out to offi cers, who arrested
him, though he resisted by fl ailing
his arms and tensing up, police
said.
Pedaled away
Someome stole a woman’s bike
on Remsen Street on Feb. 25.
The victim said she left her bike
inside a yoga studio between Clinton
and Court streets to which several
people have access at 6:30 am,
and when she returned two hours
later it was gone, according to police.
Fare beater
A passenger hit a ride-share
driver in the face on Sands Street
on Feb. 27.
The victim picked up the man
in Manhattan and drove him to his
destination near Prospect Street at
2:15 am.
After dropping off the lout, the
snake turned around and hit the
driver in the head with a blunt tool,
causing pain and swelling. cops
said.
Phony transaction
A charlatan scammed a man out
of his laptop with fake cash on Montague
Street on Feb. 26.
The victim met up with the fraudster
to sell him his laptop at their arranged
meeting point between Clinton
Street and Cadman Plaza W. at
10 pm, which they arranged via the
“Let Go” app.
The trickster gave the victim
$1760 in fake cash, including $40 of
real currency, which the victim noticed
when he tried to deposit the
money at his bank later on, according
to police. — Kevin Duggan