February 23, 2008 / News / Police Blotter / Bay Ridge–Bensonhurst

Social gathering

By Michael Giardina

for The Brooklyn Paper

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A group of catty, drunken women beat up and robbed another woman at a 62nd Street watering hole on Feb. 16.

The 35-year-old victim was inside the bar, which is near 15th Avenue, at around 4:30 pm when she had an argument with one of the five woman.

Minutes later, the women’s posse strolled over and started to beat and punch the victim. One of the perps swiped the purse while another hit the victim with a glass bottle, police said.

The purse had contained $60 and credit and debit cards.

Break-in

A thief stole $20,000 from a West 10th Street apartment on Feb. 13.

The 48-year-old tenant returned to the apartment, which is near Avenue S, at around 8 am to find that a rear window had been broken open and $20,000 in cash and jewelry had been taken stolen, police said.

Cleaned out

A woman was literally taken to the cleaners after leaving her wallet unattended in a Bay Parkway Laundromat on Feb. 12.

The 28-year-old victim was doing her laundry at the cleaners, which is near 86th Street, at around 5:40 pm. She stepped away from her cart to fold her clothes, and when she returned, her wallet, which contained $125 and credit and debit cards, was gone, police said.

The victim was unable to get a good look at the perp as he fled the Laundromat.

Savings stolen

A man had his 77th Street apartment broken into overnight on Feb. 11.

The 28-year-old returned to his home, which is near 19th Avenue, at around 9 am the following morning. The thieves managed to swipe $20,000, along with his safety-deposit box keys, without any signs of forced entry, police said.

Safely stored?

A man had tools and equipment stolen from a Shore Parkway storage facility.

The man returned to the storage unit, which is near Cropsey Avenue, at around 2 pm on Feb. 11 and found that thieves had cut the front padlock and taken wire and a pipe bender valued at $1,535, police said.

Held up

A gun-toting thug robbed a man on West Seventh Street on Feb. 5.

The 47-year-old was near Avenue T at around 12:30 am when the thief came from behind and pointed the gun in the back of his head.

The thug demanded the victim to get on the ground and to fork over his cash. The victim handed over $1,300 and laid face down on the pavement as the thief ran off with the cash, police said.

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