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Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008

Here they are — your Police Blotters

Crime: If it’s Wednesday, it’s Police Blotter day in on BrooklynPaper.com. Find your neighborhood below or click the link above to get a full list.

New crime wave

DUMBO: The hole-in-the-wall gang is back in DUMBO! Plus all the crime news from Brooklyn Heights, Boerum Hill, Downtown and DUMBO’s 84th Precinct. Comment.

Would-be lover steals her purse!

Park Slope: A woman believes she has found her true love — until he steals her purse. Plus all the other crime news from Park Slope’s 78th Precinct Comment.

The real hamburglars

Carroll Gardens: Three men break into a hamburger joint. Plus all the crime news from Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill and Red Hook’s 76th Precinct. Comment.

Beaten and robbed near Marcy

Williamsburg: A man with a pocketful of cash is mugged near a legendary Williamsburg steakhouse. Plus all the crime news from Williamsburg’s 90th Precinct. Comments (1).

Cab-nabbed!

Greenpoint: A cabbie is beaten, tossed from his car and robbed. Man, that’s a bad night. Plus all the crime news from Grenpoint and Williamsburg’s 94th Precinct. Comment.

Family makes a bad move

Fort Greene: A family is robbed right after they move into their new pad. Plus all the other crime news from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill’s 88th Precinct. Comment.

Incident on the N train

Bensonhurst: A subway rider is mugged. Plus all the other crime news from Bensonhurst’s 62nd Precinct. Comment.

Knocked his teeth out!

Bay Ridge: A man is mugged and loses his teeth — plus all the other crime news from Bay Ridge’s 68th Precinct. Comment.

Wednesday, Sep. 24, 2008

Here they are — your Police Blotters

Crime: If it’s Wednesday, it’s Police Blotter day in on BrooklynPaper.com. Find your neighborhood below or click the link above to get a full list.

Chain attack!

Park Slope: A man hits another man with a chain. Plus all the crime from Park Slope’s 78th Precinct. Comment.

Thief steals a bag of change!

Brooklyn Heights: Since when is $40 in change not a good haul for a mugger? Plus all the crime news from Brooklyn Heights, Boerum Hill, Downtown and DUMBO’s 84th Precinct. Comment.

This is one polite burglar!

Carroll Gardens: A man tries to break in — then apologizes! Plus all the crime news from Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill and Red Hook’s 76th Precinct. Comment.

Attack on Manhattan Avenue!

Williamsburg: Cops nabbed a teenager for attacking a 26-year-old man. Plus all the crime news from Williamsburg’s 90th Precinct. Comment.

A record crime on Leonard Street

Greenpoint: Did the dog walker steal the vinyl? Plus all the crime news from Grenpoint and Williamsburg’s 94th Precinct. Comments (1).

A ‘reel’ life crime

Fort Greene: A woman is robbed while partying at a local film studio. Plus all the other crime news from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill’s 88th Precinct. Comment.

A road rage incident!

Bensonhurst: A man upset about double-parking gets beaten up. Plus all the other crime news from Bensonhurst’s 62nd Precinct. Comment.

A man is robbed and stabbed

Prospect Heights: A stabbing on Underhill Avenue. Plus all the other crime news from Prospect Heights’ 77th Precinct. Comment.

Thursday, Sep. 18, 2008

Famous writer robbed of TV!

Park Slope: Gloria Naylor, author of “The Women of Brewster Place,” is burglarized. Comment.

Wednesday, Sep. 17, 2008

Here they are — your Police Blotters

Park Slope: If it’s Wednesday, it’s Police Blotter day in on BrooklynPaper.com. Find your neighborhood below or click the link above to get a full list.

Stabbing near John Jay HS

Park Slope: Cops arrested a teen on Tuesday, one day after quiet Fifth Street erupted in a violent stabbing that hospitalized another teenager in what several students at nearby John Jay HS said was a gang-related attack. Comment.

This thief is a cad

Park Slope: A thief tries the wrong approach to wooing a woman — so then robs her instead. Plus all the other crime news from Park Slope’s 78th Precinct. Comment.

A nice, calm mugging

Brooklyn Heights: A man calmly mugged a teen as he sat outside a building on Jay Street on Sept. 8. Plus all the crime news from Brooklyn Heights, Boerum Hill, Downtown and DUMBO’s 84th Precinct. Comment.

Man robbed — while at his own wedding!

Bensonhurst: Seriously: The guy got robbed while he was at the church getting married! Plus all the other crime news from Bensonhurst’s 62nd Precinct. Comment.

How about these family jewels?

Carroll Gardens: Burglars allegedly filched a trove of jewelry from a family owned business on Ferris Street overnight on Sept. 7. Plus all the crime news from Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill and Red Hook’s 76th Precinct. Comment.

Mugging on the Willy B!

Williamsburg: Two pedal-pushing perps armed with a pistol mugged a 39-year-old woman while they walked across the Williamsburg Bridge on Sept. 10. Plus all the crime news from Williamsburg’s 90th Precinct. Comment.

Muggings in McCarren!

Greenpoint: Crooks attempted to mug at least two victims in McCarren Park on Sept. 7. Plus all the crime news from Grenpoint and Williamsburg’s 94th Precinct. Comment.

Mugging at Brooklyn Tech!

Fort Greene: Police arrested one of two high school miscreants who threatened and mugged a classmate in the hallway of Brooklyn Tech on Sept. 8. Plus all the other crime news from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill’s 88th Precinct. Comment.

He stopped a thief cold

Bay Ridge: A feisty victim thwarted a robbery attempt in front of his 83rd Street home — plus all the other crime news from Bay Ridge’s 68th Precinct. Comment.

Wednesday, Sep. 10, 2008

Here they are: Your police blotters!

Park Slope: If it’s Wednesday, it must be Police Blotter Day at BrooklynPaper.com. Find your neighborhood below or click above to start in Park Slope’s 78th Precinct, where a robber makes a score with just a few words of Spanish and a lot of hand gestures. Comment.

Suck on this: One reason why your car is getting pilfered

Park Slope: Cops are tracking a new breed of criminal — the sucker seer. Comments (1).

Hero baker

Carroll Gardens: A baker warded off a gun-toting mugger ran in the wee hours of Sept. 7 on Court Street. Plus all the crime news from Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill and Red Hook’s 76th Precinct. Comment.

Water gunners

Williamsburg: Did they really use a water gun to make this robbery? Yes — plus all the crime news from Williamsburg’s 90th Precinct. Comment.

Did you just wake me up?

Greenpoint: It’s a bad idea to wake up thugs, one woman discovered. Plus all the crime news from Grenpoint’s 94th Precinct. Comments (2).

Glass acts

Brooklyn Heights: Cops have narrowed their search for two perps who smash car windows in DUMBO. Plus all the other crime news from DUMBO, Brooklyn Heights, Downtown and Boerum Hill’s 84th Precinct. Comment.

Big unit ripoff

Fort Greene: Two women fall for every apartment-seekers worst nightmare — falling prey to a phony broker. Plus all the other crime news from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill’s 88th Precinct. Comment.

Bar stabbing

Bay Ridge: A stabbing at a club — plus all the other crime news from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill’s 88th Precinct. Comments (1).

Thursday, Sep. 4, 2008

Thieves in for summer!

Crime: Crooks made the most of students’ summer vacation, snagging thousands of dollars of electronics from Brooklyn schools in at least three separate heists. Comment.

Wednesday, Sep. 3, 2008

It’s crime blotter day in The Brooklyn Paper!

Park Slope: If it’s Wednesday, that must mean it’s crime day at BrooklynPaper.com, so find your neighborhood below or start in Park Slope, where a gunman gives a driver the fright of his life. Comments (1).

More troubles for bodega owners

Fort Greene: The troubles continued for DeKalb Avenue merchants who have been plagued by burglaries for months. Plus all the other crime news from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill’s 88th Precinct. Comment.

You’ve got jail!

Cobble Hill: A prowler pilfered a Clinton Street home and didn’t leave his calling card, but rather his e-mail address, on Aug. 19. Plus all the other crime news from Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens and Red Hook’s 76th Precinct. Comment.

Lots of bike thefts

Prospect Heights: Crooks were stealing bikes all over last week — plus the other crime news from Prospect Heights’s 77th Precinct. Comments (3).

This man was iPhooled

Bay Ridge: Cops arrested a man for attempting to swindle another man out of $39,000 on Aug. 26. Plus all the other crime news from Bay Ridge’s 68th Precinct. Comment.

Break-ins continue in the 84th Precinct

Brooklyn Heights: Despite an arrest of a career car window-smasher (alleged!), more cars were stolen in the DUMBO and Downtown area in the last week. Plus all the other crime news from Downtown, DUMBO, Brooklyn Heights and Boerum Hill’s 84th Precinct. Comments (1).

The J,M,Z is no DMZ

Williamsburg: Thieves ran wild on the J, M, and Z lines last week, robbing at least three straphangers and attempting to mug at least two others. Plus all the other crime news from Williamsburg and Bushwick’s 90th Precinct. Comments (1).

Oh, no: They got the otoscope!

Greenpoint: Burglars stole medical equipment from a Graham Avenue apartment. Plus all the crime news from Greenpoint and Williamsburg’s 94th Precinct. Comment.

He stabbed to save his own life

Bensonhurst: A teen slashed his attackers in self defense (he says). Plus all the other crime news from Bensonhurst’s 62nd Precinct. Comment.

Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008

Promenade purse snatch

Brooklyn Heights: It’s Wednesday on BrooklynPaper.com, so look for your neighborhood below or start here with all the crime news from Brooklyn Heights’s 84th Precinct. Comment.

Thugs get lots of booze!

Park Slope: Thieves stole a case of liquor on Aug. 22 from a Fifth Avenue restaurant. Comments (1).

Red backpack taken at 2:30 am

Bay Ridge: Thugs attacked and robbed a teenager as he walked down 72nd Street at 2:30 am on Aug. 22. Comment.

Shooting at trouble spot

Fort Greene: Another shooting at the troubled corner of Grand and Putnam avenues — plus all the crime news from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill’s 88th Precinct. Comment.

Hairless Hoodlum Heist

Greenpoint: A bald-headed bad guy mugged a 29-year-old woman as she walked home from her boyfriend’s apartment on Aug. 22. Comments (1).

Burglars toss senior from bed, then steal things

Bensonhurst: A 67th Street senior citizen was beaten and robbed by two men who broke into his apartment on Aug. 22. Comment.

Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008

Ikea: It’s a steal

Crime: Police records show that pickpocketers and purse snatchers are on the prowl in Red Hook’s new Ikea. Comment.

Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008

Brutal F train mugging!

Park Slope: If it’s Wednesday, it must be “Police Blotter Day” at BrooklynPaper.com. Find your neighborhood below, or begin in Park Slope, where a woman was brutally mugged inside a subway station. Comment.

Day laborers duped, beaten and robbed

Bensonhurst: It was a bad time to be a day laborer in Bensonhurst — besides the long hours, tough work and low pay, they were targeted as robbery victims on Aug. 18. Here’s a roundup. Comment.

Gunpoint robbery!

Williamsburg: A mugging on Harrison Avenue — plus all the crime news from Williamsburg’s 90th Precinct. Comment.

They got his iPhone

Fort Greene: Four scoundrels beat up a man on Vanderbilt Avenue for his iPhone on Aug. 13. Plus all the crime news from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill’s 88th Precinct. Comment.

They picked the wrong kid to pick on

Greenpoint: Two thugs ran into the wrong perp on Aug. 12. Plus all the other crime news from Greenpoint and Williamsburg’s 94th Precinct. Comment.

Bag man turns out to be bad man

Bensonhurst: A bike-riding perp nabbed a kid’s bookbag, setting off a chase and then a beating on Aug. 18. Plus all the crime news from Bensonhurst’s 62nd Precinct. Comment.

Mugged on Fort Hamilton

Bay Ridge: A 56-year-old man is mugged — plus all the other crime news from Bay Ridge’s 68th Precinct. Comments (1).

Two thugs, one gun

Prospect Heights: Two thugs — one toting a nifty little sidearm — jumped a man as he was walking down Prospect Place on Aug. 16. Plus all the crime news from Prospect Heights’ 77th Precinct. Comment.

Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008

Mom and daughter foil thief!

Park Slope: If it’s Wednesday, it must be Police Blotter day on BrooklynPaper.com. From our Park Slope bureau, a mom and daughter foil a robbery — plus all the other crime news from the neighborhood’s 78th Precinct. Find your neighborhood below. Comment.

Wanted in car break-in spree

DUMBO: DUMBO is being plagued by a serial window-smasher and burglar who broke into at least two more cars on Monday night and has left glass littered around the newly chic neighborhood. Comments (3).

More delivery men are hit

Bay Ridge: Lots of house break-ins and two more delivery men get robbed in Bay Ridge — plus the rest of the crime news from the 68th Precinct. Comment.

Careful! She has a shoe!

Fort Greene: One lady attacked three others with her shoe after a verbal dispute got even uglier on Carlton Avenue on Aug. 10. Plus all the other crime news from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill’s 88th Precinct. Comment.

Thieves take big bites of Apples

Williamsburg: The big story this week in Billyburg? Thieves are hungrier than ever for Apple products. Plus all the other crime news from Williamsburg and Bushwick’s 90th Precinct. Comment.

Two men, one woman, one fight

Greenpoint: A fight over a woman at a popular Polish-American club ended, what else is new?, in bloodshed on Aug. 9. Plus all the other crime news from Greenpoint and Williamsburg’s 94th Precinct. Comment.

Dispute leads to gunplay — and a Honda is wounded

Prospect Heights: An ongoing dispute between two Lincoln Place men led one of the angry neighbors to pull out a gun and shoot up his rival’s Honda on Aug. 9. Plus all the other crime news from Prospect Heights’ 77th Precinct. Comment.

Pre-dawn mugging on West Ninth

Carroll Gardens: A man was mugged on West Ninth Street — plus all the other crime news from Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill and Red Hook’s 76th Precinct. Comment.

Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008

There will be burgs

Greenpoint: Burglaries were the big story this week in Williamsburg and Greenpoint’s 94th Precinct. Comment.

It’s Police Blotter Day!

Park Slope: If it’s Wednesday, it must be “Police Blotter” day in at BrooklynPaper.com. Find your neighborhood below, or click above for all the crime news from Park Slope’s 78th Precinct, where there were lots of really vicious gang attacks. This was a very busy week for Slope gumshoes. Comment.

Crime spikes in Heights, Downtown

Brooklyn Heights: Criminals were working overtime in the 84th Precinct last week. Here’s how the week went down on the bad side of the law in Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, Downtown and Boerum Hill. Comments (1).

More troubles for the Cake Man!

Fort Greene: Cake Man Raven’s joint gets burglarized — plus all the other crime news from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill’s 88th Precinct. Comment.

More news from the ‘Bodega of terror’!

Prospect Heights: A gunman threatens a clerk at an Underhill Avenue deli (again!) — plus all the other crime news from Prospect Heights’ 77th Precinct. Comments (1).

Talk on a cellphone — and get beaten up!

Williamsburg: Now here’s a crime we’ve all contemplated committing: A man and a woman pummeled a man who was talking too loudly on his phone — plus all the other crime news from Williamsburg and Bushwick’s 90th Precinct. Comments (1).

Armed home invasions were the story this week

Bensonhurst: There was a rash of armed robberies in the neighborhood this week — plus all the other crime news from Bensonhurst’s 62nd Precinct. Comment.

Two break-ins

Carroll Gardens: A light week for crime in the 76th Precinct. Comment.

Delivery man is mugged!

Bay Ridge: A delivery man was robbed at knifepoint — plus all the other crime news from Bay Ridge’s 68th Precinct. Comment.

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

It’s Police Blotter Day in The Brooklyn Paper

Park Slope: If it’s Wednesday, it’s time to look for your neighborhood and click for all the latest crime news. In Park Slope, a woman robbed a supermarket with a 10-year-old accomplice — plus all the other crime news from the neighborhood’s 78th Precinct. Comments (4).

‘High’ way robbery at turnstiles

Williamsburg: High wheel turnstiles lead to two muggings in Williamsburg. Comment.

Two thugs, two victims, two cellphones

Brooklyn Heights: Two thugs beat up a young couple walking in DUMBO on July 20 — plus all the other crime news from Brooklyn Heights, Downtown, DUMBO and Boerum Hill’s 84th Precinct. Comment.

He shoots, he hits in Fort Greene gunfire

Fort Greene: An armed man shot a 20-year-old man hanging out on a friend’s stoop on July 24 — plus all the other crime news from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill’s 88th Precinct. Comment.

Man mugged on way out of subway

Bay Ridge: Two men beat and robbed a 33-year-old man as he exited a Fourth Avenue subway station — plus all the other crime news from Bay Ridge’s 68th Precinct. Comment.

He was carrying $20K in cash — but not for long

Bensonhurst: Thieves stole $20,000 from a man on 78th Street — plus all the other crime news from Bensonohurst’s 62nd Precinct. Comment.

A brutal mugging on the Billyburg Bridge

Williamsburg: A gun-toting thug tried to mug a 28-year-old man as he walked across the Williamsburg Bridge on July 24 — plus all the other crime news from Williamsburg and Bushwick’s 90th Precinct. Comment.

Stick-up man finds himself stuck!

Carroll Gardens: A clerk in a Clinton Street deli showed just enough gumption to foil a stick-up man on July 27 — plus all the other crime news from Carroll Gardens, Red Hook and Cobble Hill’s 76th Precinct. Comment.

Not the kind of foursome she wanted

Greenpoint: Four teenage hoodlums pushed a young woman down on July 21, stealing her iPod and fancy purse — plus all the other crime news from Williamsburg and Greenpoint’s 94th Precinct. Comments (1).

Gunplay at Underhill bodega

Prospect Heights: A counterman at an Underhill Avenue bodega got the fright of his life when an enraged man showed off a black handgun and screamed, “I’m going to kill you!” on July 24 — then slashed him with a knife. Plus all the other crime news from Prospect Heights’ 77th Precinct Comment.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Bike-loving editor’s wheels are swiped! All of Brooklyn horrified

Park Slope: If it’s Wednesday, it must be Crime Blotter day on BrooklynPaper.com. This week’s ghastly coverage begins close to home — with the theft of our editor’s beloved bicycle! Click below for your neighborhood or read all the crime news from Park Slope. Comments (2).

Copper thief caught gold-handed

Park Slope: Cops nabbed a man stealing suddenly valuable copper piping from a Con Ed under-pavement vault on Tuesday — collaring a thief they believe was responsible for at least two other similar crimes in as many weeks. Comment.

This man is a heavy hitter, that’s for sure

Cobble Hill: A vicious bat attack in Boerum Hill — plus all the other crime news from Downtown, DUMBO and Brooklyn Heights’ 84th Precinct. Comment.

Second man in as many weeks is gunned down

Williamsburg: A masked gunman shot a 28-year-old man as he walked with his friend on South Second Street. Plus all the crime news from Williamsburg and Bushwick’s 90th Precinct. Comment.

Old lady roughed up

Bay Ridge: A old woman is mugged on the street — plus all the other crime news from Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights’ 68th Precinct. Comment.

The third man pulls a gun

Carroll Gardens: A bizarre incident involving two scuffling teens and a third man with a gun — plus all the other crime news from Red Hook, Carroll Gardens and Cobble Hill’s 76th Precinct. Comment.

Call yourself a crook? Gunman chickens out

Bensonhurst: A crook changes his mind when his would-be victim refuses to comply — plus all the other crime news from Bensonhurst’s 62nd Precinct. Comment.

He’s out of hand and she’s out of touch

Prospect Heights: A woman and boyfriend argue, and she loses her cellphone — plus all the crime news from Prospect Heights’ 77th Precinct. Comment.

She need help, but got hurt

Fort Greene: Two women take advantage of a woman who was only looking for the police station — plus all the other crime news from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill’s 88th Precinct. Comment.

Nasty mugging on Kent Avenue

Greenpoint: A crook grabbed a woman from behind — plus all the other crime news from Greenpoint and WIlliamsburg’s 94th Precinct. Comment.

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Park Slope was burglary central

Park Slope: There were an unsually high number of break-ins last week. Here is a gruesome roundup. Comment.

‘Sixth’ sense; final suspect nabbed

Bay Ridge: Cops apprehended a sixth suspected drug dealer who had been on the lam since a June 20 raid on two alleged crack houses on 93rd Street. Comment.

DEAD! Giglio imbroglio ends in murder

Williamsburg: A quarrel that started at Williamsburg’s famed “Festa del Giglio” left a 22-year-old man dead on July 12. Comments (4).

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Man is brutally beaten by trio in DUMBO

Brooklyn Heights: If it’s Wednesday, that means its Police Blotter Day in the now daily-updated Brooklyn Paper. Find your neighborhood below to read all the crime news. Comment.

It was brutal and it was a mugging

Greenpoint: A vicious mugging on Leonard Street — plus all the other crime news from Williamsburg and Greenpoint’s 94th Precinct. Comment.

Cops become victim of messy crime!

Cobble Hill: A police car is covered with anti-“pig” graffiti — plus all the other crime news from Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens and Red Hook’s 76th Precinct. Comment.

This cat burglar is on the prowl

Fort Greene: A real-deal cat burglar broke into and pilfered a Vanderbilt Avenue restaurant on July 7. Comment.

In Slope, burglars ran wild last week

Park Slope: There were an unsually high number of break-ins last week — plus other crime news from Park Slope’s 78th Precinct. Comment.

Two men + one machete = mayhem

Williamsburg: A vicious machete attack — plus all the other crime news from Williamsburg and Bushwick’s 90th Precinct. Comment.

Thief gets a little snatch in the afternoon

Prospect Heights: A hoodlum on a bike stole a woman’s purse — plus all the other crime news from Prospect Heights’ 77th Precinct. Comment.

Can you steal me now? Thugs grab phones in daylight

Bay Ridge: A big time cellphone heist — plus all the other crime news from Bay Ridge’s 68th Precinct. Comment.

He didn’t want work — so they stabbed him!

Bensonhurst: A man standing on a corner is stabbed — plus all the other crime news from Bensonhurst’s 62nd Precinct. Comment.

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Cell fiends rob store — but one gets hooked

Bensonhurst: Two armed thugs held up a cellphone store on Bay Parkway on July 7 — but one was later disconnected from the scheme by police. Comment.

METALHEADS! More thefts of copper all over the borough!

Crime: There were at least four major thefts of copper piping in three neighborhoods last week, the latest in an ongoing spike in thefts of the increasingly valuable golden brown metal. Here are the sordid details. Comment.

Car accident gets even uglier

Prospect Heights: A woman was arrested on July 5 after fighting with another driver with whom she collided. Comment.

He fell for the old ‘Let me show you something’ trick

Cobble Hill: A man walked into a mugging on Centre Street after a Sharpie deceived him on July 1. Comment.

Dumb perp punches cop

Brooklyn Heights: Cops arrested a 31-year-old thug in Brooklyn Heights after he tried to steal an off-duty correction officer’s gun, cops said. Comment.

Horrifying early morning mugging in heart of Slope

Park Slope: A thief grabbed a woman by the throat and swiped her handbag in an early morning mugging on Carroll Street on July 6. Comments (1).

An ‘immaculate’ crime as Catholic HS is robbed cleanly

Fort Greene: A Catholic high school on Clermont Avenue reported that someone stole $7,000 from its vault between June 25 and 26. Comment.

Man with knife terrorizes M-train gal

Williamsburg: A blade-wielding villain mugged a 21-year-old woman as she waited for an M train at the Hewes Street station on July 6. Comment.

Watch out for the thug on the bike!

Greenpoint: A bike-riding thug shoved a 55-year-old man to the ground and stole his wallet on June 30. Comment.

He wakes her up and tells her the bad news — it’s a robbery!

Bay Ridge: A man robbed an unsuspecting woman at gunpoint inside her 10th Avenue home on July 6. Comment.

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Late-night mugging horrifies this Slope man

Park Slope: Three gun-toting thugs mugged a man on Fourth Avenue on June 22, getting away with his laptop and fancy phone, cops said. Plus all the crime news from Park Slope’s 78th Precinct. Comment.

Beat down

Carroll Gardens: Two men were beat up in separate incidents blocks — and hours — apart on Hoyt Street on June 27. Plus all the crime news from Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens and Red Hook’s 76th Precinct. Comment.

This thief was hungry

Prospect Heights: The foodie fiend entered a popular Washington Avenue supermarket at around 5 pm and headed straight for the packaged cold cuts, a manager said. Plus all the crime news from Prospect Heights’ 77th Precinct Comment.

Caller No-D

Downtown: Talk about getting kicked while you’re down: A punk stole a Boerum Hill man’s cellphone on June 21 as the victim lay unconscious in the street after a cyclist hit him. Plus all the crime news from Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, Downtown and Boerum Hill’s 84th Precinct. Comment.

Home break-in

Bay Ridge: Someone broke into a 10th Avenue home on June 22 and got away with a grand. Plus all the crime news from Bay Ridge’s 68th Precinct. Comment.

It’s Gate-gate!

Fort Greene: The unusual string of thefts of historic wrought iron gates has spread to Fort Greene and Clinton Hill after catching homeowners off guard in Crown Heights last week. Plus all the crime news from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill’s 88th Precinct. Comments (1).

Pedal pushers

Williamsburg: Cops arrested four thugs suspected of shoving a cyclist to the ground and stealing his bike as he crossed the Williamsburg Bridge on June 27. Plus all the crime news from Williamsburg and Bushwick’s 90th Precinct. Comment.

Vulgar villains

Greenpoint: A group of foul-mouthed thugs mugged two teens on June 23, but cops nabbed some of the suspected offenders. Plus all the other crime news from Greenpoint and Williamsburg’s 94th Precinct. Comment.

Saturday, Jan. 5, 2008

Unwelcome guest at the Comfort Inn

Park Slope: Someone broke into the Comfort Inn — and stole water! Plus all the other crime news from Park Slope’s 78th Precinct. Comment.

Elderly rob

Bay Ridge: An elderly couple had their Cropsey Avenue apartment robbed of cash and jewelry while they were away on Dec. 28. Plus all the other crime news from Bensonhurst’s 62nd Precinct. Comment.

Kicked while down

Fort Greene: Three thugs punched and knocked down a 28-year-old Grand Street resident, and then, as the coup de grace, kicked him while he was down on Dec. 30. Plus all the other crime news from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill’s 88th Precinct Comment.

Fatal stabbing in Bay Ridge

Bay Ridge: A 39-year-old man was fatally stabbed by his 29-year-old roommate on Dec. 26 in their Fifth Avenue apartment building, cops said. Plus all the other crime news from Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights’ 68th Precinct. Comments (1).

Police nab serial robber

Carroll Gardens: A repeated robber of 24-hour delis on Court Street got caught because he struck too frequently — plus all the other crime news from Red Hook, Carroll Gardens, Boerum Hill and Cobble Hill’s 76th Precinct Comment.

Now these are some smooth thieves

Downtown: Police are looking for three men who stole more than $1,600 worth of lotion, cough medicine and eye drops from a drug store on Court Street on Dec. 29. Plus all the other crime news from Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO and Downtown’s 84th Precinct. Comment.

Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008

Cops seek help nailing bank thief

Park Slope: Here is the man whom police say robbed the Commerce Bank on Fifth Avenue on Dec. 23. Comment.

All bark, no bite

Carroll Gardens: A gun-toting robber tried to stick up an eatery on Dwight Street, but left empty-handed. Plus all the other news from Red Hook, Carroll Gardens and Cobble Hill’s 76th Precinct. Comment.

Home invasion

Bay Ridge: A trespassing thief shot a man inside his 70th Street apartment while the victim was watching television on Jan. 5. Plus all the other crime news from Bensonhurst’s 62nd Precinct. Comments (1).

Cop: Muggers not singling out women

Park Slope: Park Slope’s top cop dismissed rumors that the neighborhood has been plagued by a recent spate of muggings targeting women walking by themselves. Comment.

Heist! $1M worth of jewels lifted in Billyburg kidnap

Williamsburg: A jeweler was kidnapped at gunpoint in the Hasidic section of Williamsburg on Dec. 31 and forced to drive to his warehouse at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, where his captors stole more than $1 million worth of gold and jewels. Comment.

Fork You

Williamsburg: All the crime news from Williamsburg’s 90th Precinct. Comment.

Court slash

Downtown: A woman was slashed with a razor after an argument at the criminal courthouse on Jay Street on Jan. 3. Plus all the crime news from Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO and Downtown’s 84th Precinct. Comment.

Babes at gunpoint

Fort Greene: It was a bad week for 12-year-old boys in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. In two separate incidents on Jan. 3, two 12-year-old boys were robbed at gunpoint. Plus all the other crime news from Clinton Hill and Fort Greene’s 88th Precinct. Comment.

School bully

Bay Ridge: A Fort Hamilton HS student assaulted a school security officer on Jan. 4. Plus all the other crime news from Bay Ridge’s 68th Precinct. Comment.

Standoff! Slope comes to halt as man with shotgun goes nuts

Park Slope: Ninth Street was locked down late on Jan. 6 and early into the next morning after an emotionally disturbed — and possibly drugged out — man fired a shotgun inside his house. Comment.

Fire escaped

Park Slope: A thief made off with $2,700 in valuables from a Prospect Place apartment on Jan. 2. Plus all the other crime news from our newest precinct, the 77th in Prospect Heights. Comments (1).

Villains ring in ’08 with crime

Park Slope: New Year’s Eve is a popular time for partiers to practice their hedonistic art, but it also proved to be a good time for criminals to get to work in Park Slope. At least five crimes — including an assault, two break-ins, a purse-snatching, and a car theft — all occurred in the hours just before or just after the ball dropped in Times Square. Plus other crime news from Park Slope’s 78th Precinct. Comment.

Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008

WHEELS! Man beats friend but loses car

Fort Greene: A fight between two men ended up with one man’s car stolen and another beaten. Comment.

SAVED! Park worker was the hero when shots were fired

Park Slope: A heroic city employee protected 50 people, most of them tykes, in a Prospect Heights playground after two shots were fired in their direction on Jan. 9. He told the harrowing story exclusively to The Brooklyn Paper. Comment.

RAID! Two gunmen storm warehouse

Carroll Gardens: Two gun-toting bandits raked in $9,600 from a heist in a Seabring Street warehouse on Jan. 5. Comment.

Sweepscam

Bay Ridge: A 64-year-old Bay Ridge man is the latest victim of a widespread Canadian-based sweepstakes scam. Plus all the other crime news from Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights’ 68th Precinct. Comment.

Old gold

Williamsburg: It was a bad week for old folks in Williamsburg. Plus all the crime news from the 90th Precinct. Comment.

Nightclub theft

Williamsburg: A woman was partying too hard at a Bedford Avenue nightclub on Jan. 10 — and someone swiped her handbag, cops said. Plus all the crime news from Greenpoint’s 94th Precinct. Comment.

Bad order

Bay Ridge: Yet another Chinese food deliveryman was robbed, this time at knifepoint in a Bay 17th Street building on Jan. 9. Plus all the other crime news from Bensonhurst’s 62nd Precinct. Comment.

Special delivery

Crime: A perp posing as a UPS deliveryman gained entrance to a man’s Washington Avenue apartment on Jan. 7 and attempted to force the man to empty his bank account, but the resourceful victim managed to escape after losing only $4. Plus all the other crime news from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill’s 88th Precinct. Comment.

Cleaner blamed for cleaning out

Park Slope: A housecleaner has been blamed for stealing jewelry from a Sterling Place apartment on Dec. 18. Plus all the other crime news from Park Slope’s 78th Precinct. Comment.

Carjacked

Downtown: A car and a motorcycle were stolen within hours of each other on Jan. 9. Plus all the other crime news from Brooklyn Heights, Downtown and DUMBO’s 84th Precinct. Comment.

Stinky fish

Park Slope: A thief made off with a woman’s wallet while she was dining at a Flatbush Avenue sushi restaurant on Jan. 13. Plus all the crime news from Prospect Heights’s 77th Precinct. Comment.

CAUGHT! Mugger is collared after Prospect Park West purse snatch

Park Slope: One teen who robbed a woman on Fifth Street near Prospect Park was chased down and collared on Jan. 6, but his accomplice got away. Comment.

Cops nab hotel stabber

Bay Ridge: Police in Bay Ridge have arrested a woman and charged her with fatally stabbing a man in the Best Western Gregory Hotel last month. Comment.

Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008

On camera

Bay Ridge: A thief stole a high-tech camera from a 92nd Street medical office. Plus all the other crime news from Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights’s 68th Precinct. Comment.

Caper foiled

Williamsburg: Police arrested two young men on Jan. 20 as the perps tried to steal copper pipes from a construction site. Comment.

Smash ’n’ grab

Carroll Gardens: A burglar broke a window to invade a woman’s Union Street home and steal her purse on Jan. 16. Plus all the other crime news from Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill and Red Hook’s 76th Precinct. Comments (1).

INVASION! He breaks into home hours after mugging someone

Williamsburg: An armed thug claiming that he had just stabbed someone, robbed two Williamsburg women after forcing his way into their South Fourth Street apartment on Jan. 19. Comment.

ROBBED! Art space loses its security equipment to thieves

Williamsburg: Galapagos, the Williamsburg arts haven that is rehabbing an old stables for a move to DUMBO, was robbed of almost $300,000 worth of security devices that were supposed to keep its future home protected, cops said. Comments (5).

Park mugging

Williamsburg: A 13-year-old girl was mugged as she walked through McCarren Park on Jan. 17. Plus all the other crime from Greenpoint and Williamsburg’s 94th Precinct. Comment.

School scuffle

Fort Greene: A fight broke out in a elementary school auditorium on Jan. 18 — which would be normal enough except that both of the participants were parents. Plus all the other crime news from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill’s 88th Precinct. Comment.

Three on one

Park Slope: Three teenagers mugged a 34-year-old woman shortly at around 5 pm on Jan. 21. Plus all the other crime news from Prospect Heights’s 77th Precinct. Comment.

Horrifying attack on Bklyn Bridge bicyclist

Downtown: A bicyclist was robbed and pummeled by a gang of teenagers on the Brooklyn Bridge footpath on Jan. 16. Plus all the other crime from Brooklyn Heights, Downtown and DUMBO’s 84th Precinct. Comments (1).

SPEAK UP! Bloggers will tell all about thefts, but don’t tell cops

Park Slope: It turns out that cops in the 78th Precinct are not aware of any spike in identity thefts, despite weeks of blog frenzy over the elusive crime. Comments (3).

Shattered

Park Slope: A 33-year-old man never knew what hit him on Jan. 16 when a perp bashed him from behind on Union Street and stole his wallet — but the good news is that the thug was later arrested, cops said. Plus all the crime news from Park Slope’s 78th Precinct. Comment.

Saturday, Feb. 2, 2008

A sore thumb

Carroll Gardens: One man slashed another man on Jan. 17. Plus all the other crime news from Red Hook, Carroll Gardens and Cobble Hill’s 76th Precinct. Comment.

Punch ’n’ rob

Fort Greene: Four thugs punched a Grand Avenue pedestrian on Jan. 22. Plus all the other crime news from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill’s 88th Precinct. Comments (1).

Robber caught

Williamsburg: A teenage thug with a rap sheet as long as his arm was arrested yet again after robbing a candy store on Havemeyer Street on Jan. 22, cops said. Plus all the other crime news from Williamsburg and Bushwick’s 90th Precinct. Comment.

Lover’s quarrel

Williamsburg: A woman who was arguing with her boyfriend lost her purse to an opportunistic thief at the corner of Manhattan Avenue and India Street on Jan. 27. Plus all the other crime news from Williamsburg and Greenpoint’s 94th Precinct. Comment.

WEIRDO! Gunman invades nail salon, has women lift shirts

Williamsburg: A gunman barged into an India Street nail salon and stole $267 from two terrified employees on Jan. 23. Comment.

Punched out

Downtown: Two hooligans punched and robbed a man on Jan. 23 — plus all the other crime news from Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO and Downtown’s 84th Precinct. Comment.

Woman grabbed and robbed on Lincoln Place

Park Slope: Four thugs attacked a woman on Jan. 22 — plus all the other crime news from Park Slope’s 78th Precinct. Comment.

Stone’s throw

Park Slope: Vandals smashed the window of a man’s car on Jan. 23. Plus all the other crime news from Prospect Heights’ 77th Precinct. Comment.

REPORTED! Slopers starting to come forward to solve ID thefts

Park Slope: Three more Park Slopers have been the victim of — and actually reported! — identity theft. Comment.

Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008

Stick-up to go

Fort Greene: A pizza place was robbed … and all the other 88th Precinct crime. Comment.

Life savings taken

Bay Ridge: A 43-year-old man lost everything … and all the other 62nd Precinct crime. Comment.

Radio days

Bay Ridge: Two mic’d-up bandits held up a local eatery … and all the other 68th Precinct crime. Comment.

Family feud

Park Slope: A man fingers his estranged daughter as the person who burglarized his house … and all the crime in the 78th Precinct. Comment.

Two men, one arm

Park Slope: Two men, one carrying an automatic gun, robbed another man … and all the crime in the 76th Precinct. Comment.

The International House of Banditry

Downtown: The new restaurant’s staff coat rack was rifled through … and all the crime in the 84th Precinct. Comment.

Swastika bomber indicted

Downtown: A Brooklyn Heights man was hit with a 132-count indictment. Comment.

GOTCHA! Man catches car thief

Williamsburg: One day after his car was stolen, the victim saw it being gassed up at service station. Comments (3).

Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008

Man dead

Williamsburg: A man was found dead in his Maujer Street apartment on Feb. 3. Plus all the other crime news from Williamsburg and Bushwick’s 90th Precinct. Comment.

Security gods

Fort Greene: Security guards at an Atlantic Avenue supermarket went above and beyond the call of duty on Feb. 5 when they chased a middle-aged purse snatcher down the street and detained him until police could arrive. Plus all the crime news from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill’s 88th Precinct. Comment.

Ski-masked gunmen stick up office

Carroll Gardens: Masked gunmen raided a Gowanus-area office on Feb. 1 — plus all the other crime news from Red Hook, Carroll Gardens and Cobble Hill’s 76th Precinct. Comment.

Fake cops

Park Slope: Two men posing as police officers stole $5,000 from elderly woman after telling her she was under investigation for using counterfeit money on Feb. 11. Plus all the other crime news from Prospect Heights’ 77th Precinct. Comment.

Berry bad

Williamsburg: Plus all the other crime news from Williamsburg and Greenpoint’s 94th Precinct. Comment.

Subway rob

Downtown: Three teens robbed a schoolboy at the Jay Street subway station on Feb. 7. Plus all the crime news from Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO and Downtown’s 84th Precinct. Comment.

BLACKOUT! No memory, cash or iPod in Comfort Inn rob

Park Slope: Here’s another reminder to be careful about who you go home with. Comment.

No holiday fun on St. Marks

Park Slope: A woman returned from a vacation to find her St. Marks Place apartment cleaned out. Plus all the other crime news from Park Slope’s 78th Precinct. Comment.

BOOKED! Hey, teacher — leave them kids alone!

Fort Greene: Most principals tell kids to hit the books, but on Feb. 5, a principal at a Christian elementary school was arrested for using a book to hit a kid, cops said. Comment.

Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008

Boy wonder

Carroll Gardens: Three teens robbed and attacked a 10-year-old boy on the corner of Clinton and Union streets. Plus the other crime news from Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill and Red Hook’s 76th Precinct. Comments (1).

There were lots of burglaries in Williamsburg last week

Williamsburg: It was a bonanza fortnight for burglars in Williamsburg, but one crime stood out: a smash-and-grab job at a Varick Avenue auto repair shop. Plus all the other crime news from the 90th Precinct in Williamsburg. Comment.

Troubled corner

Williamsburg: Beware the corner of Kent Avenue and North Fifth Street, which was the site of two robberies last week. Plus all the other crime news from Greenpoint and Williamsburg’s 94th Precinct. Comment.

Walking bandits

Bay Ridge: Two thugs beat up and robbed a man on Third Avenue after nonchalantly approaching him. Plus all the other crime news from Bay Ridge’s 68th Precinct. Comment.

Social gathering

Bay Ridge: A group of catty, drunken women beat up and robbed another woman at a 62nd Street watering hole. Plus all the other crime news from Bensonhurst’s 62nd Precinct. Comment.

Forced withdrawal

Fort Greene: Two perps not only took a man’s phone, but they got him to take $100 out of his ATM. Plus all the other crime news from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill’s 88th Precinct. Comment.

Break-in bonanza

Downtown: A string of burglaries hit Brooklyn Heights last week, as at least four apartments within spitting distance of each other were broken into — two of them on the same floor of the same building. Plus all the other crime news from Brooklyn Heights, Downtown, Boerum Hill and DUMBO’s 84th Precinct. Comment.

Rear window

Park Slope: A burglar stealthily broke into a 13th Street apartment, hauling away gadgets and jewels. Plus all the other crime news from Park Slope’s 78th Precinct. Comment.

THUGS! Two cases of men behaving really badly

Williamsburg: Two exes allegedly beat up their former lovers last week in separate, but equally horrifying, incidents. Comments (1).

CHASED! Woman robs man, but he pursues her right into the arms of the law

Downtown: A man who saw a wad of cash snatched out of his hand followed the thief onto a subway, into Manhattan, and eventually brought the perp to justice with the help of a security guard. Comments (1).

Saturday, March 1, 2008

Another death at Ridge hotel

Bay Ridge: A hotel cleaning woman discovered the body of a 52-year-old man, his mouth covered in duct tape, in the bathtub of Room 221 at the Best Western Gregory Hotel in Bay Ridge on Monday afternoon, cops said. Comments (1).

Saturday, March 8, 2008

Driveway rob

Bay Ridge: A couple walking to the steps of their 70th Street home was beaten and robbed by a group of perps on March 1. Plus all the crime news from Bensonhurst’s 62nd Precinct. Comment.

Boy robbed

Bay Ridge: A 16-year-old boy was beaten and robbed on Shore Road on Feb. 28. Plus all the other crime news from Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights’s 68th Precinct. Comment.

Fake money stolen!

Park Slope: A beer-loving perp assaulted a bodega clerk and then stole fake money off the store’s wall before running away on Feb. 26. Plus all the other crime news from Park Slope’s 78th Precinct. Comment.

Muggings! This train is ‘L’ on riders at Bedford Ave.

Williamsburg: A hard week for twenty-something men using the Bedford Avenue L station ended with hard time for one teenager. Comments (2).

Nice place to visit or die

Bay Ridge: Three months, two deaths, one hotel — and everyone is talking. Comment.

Trade tools

Carroll Gardens: Thieves on wheels plundered a parked commercial truck laden with valuable tools on Sackett Street on Feb. 21. Plus all the other crime news from Carroll Gardens, Red Hook and Cobble Hill’s 76th Precinct. Comment.

Jaw broken

Williamsburg: An assailant broke a pedestrian’s jaw in multiple places on Feb. 24, after a woman started a conversation with another man. Plus all the other crime news from Greenpoint’s 94th Precinct. Comment.

School daze

Williamsburg: Two schools were burglarized last week, in incidents that netted criminals thousands of dollars in cash and electronics. Plus all the other crime news from Williamsburg and Bushwick’s 90th Precinct. Comment.