76th Precinct
Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill–Red Hook
Petty cash
An unlucky goon broke into a clothing boutique on Amity Street on Dec. 10 and made off with a cash register containing a paltry $8, police said.
Cops say they arrived at the store near Court Street around 12:55 am and saw the sad sap running down Amity Street toward Hicks Street. The store’s front door was ajar and broken glass was littered across the sidewalk, police reported.
Crackdown
Cops cuffed a guy who they said flaunted a pair of crack pipes in front of an apartment building on Atlantic Avenue on Dec. 10.
The 43-year-old man was walking on the sidewalk front of the building between Henry and Clinton streets at 1:30 am when cops spotted him holding two glass pipes containing crack residue, officers reported.
Sleeper holding
Cops cuffed a woman who they say was sleeping in an apartment building stairway with a knife, pills, and some tools on her person on Bond Street on Dec. 3.
Officers stated they found the 47-year-old woman passed out on the staircase in the complex near and Hoyt Street at 5:25 am. When she awoke, they noticed that she had a knife on her belt and a few loose pills out in the open, cops said. Further inspection revealed a pry bar and wire cutters, according to a police report.
Express thief
A crook stole a man’s American Express card information and made $969 in purchases sometime between Nov. 26 and Dec. 5, cops said.
The 41-year-old victim told officers he still had the card, but the thief made three charges on it, including two to PayPal and Saks Fifth Avenue.
— Megan Riesz
