Park Slope: Two perps mugged a man at gunpoint on Seventh Avenue in broad daylight on Dec. 13, stealing $1,000, cops said. Plus all the other crime news from Park Slope’s 78th Precinct. Comments (1).

Bay Ridge: Thieves let themselves out the front door of a 77th Street hair salon — after letting themselves in through the wall of a vacant adjoining shop. Plus all the crime news from Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights’ 68th Precinct. Comment.

Downtown: A man is arrested for robbing two Downtown banks four times in a five-day spree. Plus all the other crime news from Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO and Downtown’s 84th Precinct. Comment.

Fort Greene: A panhandler wasn’t satisfied by a generous donation of $5 early on Dec. 14 and chased his benefactor down St. Felix Street with a knife, screaming, “I want more money!” Plus all the other crime news from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill’s 88th Precinct. Comment.

Carroll Gardens: Two men robbed a 49-year old man at gunpoint on Huntington Street at around noon on Dec. 15, cops said. Plus all the other crime news from Red Hook, Carroll Gardens and Cobble Hill’s 76th Precinct. Comment.

Park Slope: Two pre-teenagers did the old bump-and-rob to a 60-year-old woman on First Street on Dec. 3, cops said. Plus all the other crime news from Park Slope. Comment.

Bay Ridge: Cops have released this sketch of the woman they believe fatally stabbed a man in the Best Western Gregory Hotel last week. Comment.

Park Slope: Two buildings inside Prospect Park — the Picnic House and the Wollman skating rink — were robbed last week, cops said. Comment.

Bay Ridge: A group of knife- and gun-wielding purse-snatchers grabbed a woman’s handbag as she was walking down West Fourth Street on Dec. 6. Plus all the other crime news from Bensonhurst’s 62nd Precinct. Comment.

Downtown: A young man minding his own business was stabbed in the chest by a total stranger on Dec. 5. Plus all the other crime news from Brooklyn Heights, Downtown and DUMBOs 84th Precinct. Comment.

Bay Ridge: At least three people had their tires stolen right off their cars last week, cops said. Plus all the crime news from Dyker Heights and Bay Ridge’s 68th Precinct. Comments (1).

Downtown: Police are hunting for a thief — and a would-be thief — who hit banks in Brooklyn Heights and Downtown on consecutive days last week. Comment.

Fort Greene: An enraged video store customer locked the store’s owner in a closet then emptied his handgun into it — but thankfully, the owner of the Atlantic Avenue store survived the Dec. 8 rampage. Plus all the other crime news from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill’s 88th Precinct. Comment.

Carroll Gardens: A break-in nets that ultimate gizmo: an iPhone. Plus all the other crime from Carroll Gardens and Cobble Hill’s 76th Precinct. Comment.

Williamsburg: Police arrested a 34-year-old man for robbing a man on Dec. 4 after threatening him, “I know exactly where you live so don’t call the police.” Plus all the other crime news from Williamsburg and Bushwick’s 90th Precinct. Comment.

Bay Ridge: Police are looking for this man in connection with three burglaries at chain restaurants in Dyker Heights between Nov. 3 and 24. Comment.

Park Slope: A customer at a Fifth Avenue donut chain, irate that he had to wait in line with the rest of his fellow customers, punched out an employee on Nov. 25. Plus all the other crime news from Park Slope’s 78th Precinct. Comment.

Williamsburg: A burglar broke into two Scholes Street apartments on Nov. 26, leaving one with an Apple iBook and $20 and stealing thousands of dollars in electronics from another, cops said. Plus all the other crime news from Williamsburg and Bushwick’s 90th Precinct. Comments (2).

Bay Ridge: A man had $2,600 robbed by his own friend, right in front of his very eyes, after his buddy lifted the money bag from his vehicle on Nov. 30, police said. Plus all the other crime news from Bensonhurst’s 62nd Precinct. Comment.

Bay Ridge: Yet another bar fight broke out in Bay Ridge last week — in this case, a 23-year-old man was stabbed three times at a Fourth Avenue watering hole on Nov. 30. Plus all the other crime news from Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights’ 68th Precinct. Comments (1).

Fort Greene: A drunk driver who crashed near the corner of Flatbush Avenue and Hanson Place on Dec. 1 didn’t help his cause by offering cops this excuse: “I only had three drinks!” Plus all the other crime news from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill’s 88th Precinct. Comment.

Carroll Gardens: All the crime news from Carroll Gardens, Red Hook and Cobble Hill’s 76 Precinct. Comment.

Bay Ridge: There will soon be four Starbucks in Bay Ridge — a development that is forcing people to take sides in a brewing war of Comments (3).

Bay Ridge: A man was fatally stabbed at the Gregory Hotel on Fourth Avenue on Monday. Comment.

Bay Ridge: Thieves stole a safe containing $170,000, plus some jewelry, from a 23rd Avenue apartment on Nov. 25. Plus all the other crime news from Bensonhurst’s 62nd Precinct. Comment.

Williamsburg: Two rather poorly matched roommates called the cops twice in the matter of just two days, accusing each other of exceptionally bad behavior. Plus all the other crime news from Williasmburg’s 90th Precinct. Comment.

Park Slope: Getting your car broken into is bad. Getting $23,000 worth of jewelry taken out of your car — which happened to a woman on Nov. 21 — is much, much worse. Plus all the other crime news from Park Slope’s 78th Precinct. Comment.

Downtown: A woman walking out of the subway ran into a purse-snatcher who roughed her up before taking her bag on Nov. 21. Plus all the other crime news from Downtown, Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO’s 84th Precinct. Comment.

Fort Greene: A plumber who was doing a job inside a Classon Avenue building on Nov. 20 came out to discover that someone had done a job on his van at the same time. Plus all the other crime news from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill’s 88th Precinct. Comment.

Carroll Gardens: A 20-year-old woman was struck and killed by a car on Degraw Street on Nov. 16, police said. Plus all the other crime news from the 76th Precinct. Comment.

Park Slope: A man shot off at least six rounds in what appears to be a random act of mayhem early on Nov. 17 in front of a Flatbush Avenue social club, cops said. Plus all the other crime news from Park Slope’s 78th Precinct. Comment.

Downtown: A couple’s Nov. 18 shopping spree ended just about as badly as it could have, when five men attacked them in a Fulton Street store and made of with nearly $13,000 in valuables. Plus all the other crime news from Downtown, Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO’s 84th Precinct. Comment.

Bay Ridge: Nearly $6,000 in perfume was stolen from an 86th Street shop. Plus all the other crime news from Dyker Heights and Bay Ridge’s 68th Precinct. Comment.

Fort Greene: An ex-con took his revenge on his old corrections officer on Nov. 16 — or at least her luxury car — and left a semi-literate note as a souvenir. Plus all the other crime news from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill’s 88th Precinct. Comment.

Williamsburg: Two absent-minded motorists who parked their cars in Williamsburg on Nov. 16 and left the keys inside returned (surprise!) to find their cars gone. Plus all the crime news from the 90th Precinct. Comment.

Park Slope: Three would-be robbers ignited a popular Fifth Avenue religious store early last Thursday after the owner refused to give them any money — and luckily, no one was injured in a fire that consumed the 25-year-old botanica and the apartments upstairs. Comments (3).

Fort Greene: A Fulton Street outlet of a national sandwich chain renown for its “6 grams of fat or less” sandwiches was robbed at gunpoint by two men who weren’t exactly looking to eat healthy on Nov. 8. Plus all the other crime news from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill’s 88th Precinct. Comment.

Downtown: A couple of con artists managed to con a woman out of $6,000 on Oct. 29 thanks to a complex ruse and the victim’s own good intentions. Plus all the other crime from Downtown, Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO’s 84th Precinct. Comment.

Bay Ridge: A woman with a flat tire was robbed by a man posing as a Good Samaritan on Nov. 7. Plus all the other crime news from Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights. Comment.

Carroll Gardens: A cat burglar broke into an empty Baltic Street house on Halloween and fled with two passports, thousands of dollars in cash and a pile of dress-up-worthy gold jewelry. Plus other crime from the 76th Precinct. Comment.

Park Slope: An East New York man was stabbed and killed on 12th Street on Monday night after an argument with another man, who was later arrested for the crime, cops said. Comment.

Bay Ridge: That most regular of Police Blotter crimes — the gym swipe — is back after a one-month hiatus: This time, a woman had her purse stolen from an 86th Street gym on Nov. 10. Plus all the crime news from Bensonhurst’s 62nd Precinct. Comment.

Bay Ridge: A 15-year-old boy was robbed at gunpoint in front of his 62nd Street home on Nov. 2. Plus all the other crime news from Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights. Comment.

Bay Ridge: A woman got burned twice in one day — first by the tanning salon she was patronizing and then by the thug who stole her purse while she was taking in the artificial daylight at the 86th Street salon on Nov. 3. Plus all the other crime news from Bensonhurst. Comments (3).

Park Slope: It could have been Batman, the Tin Man, or even that guy dressed as a banana — but now cops are hunting for the costumed creep who stole a woman’s laptop computer during her Halloween party. Plus all the other crime from Park Slope’s 78th Precinct. Comment.

Fort Greene: Two All Hallows Eve revelers had an ugly night, as they were jumped by a pair of perps who were handing out punches instead of candy. Plus all the other crime news from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill’s 88th Precinct. Comment.

Williamsburg: A night on the town turned into a nightmare for a 23-year-old woman when she returned to her South Third Street home from a South Williamsburg bar early on Nov 3. Plus all the other crime news from Williamsburg and Bushwick’s 90th Precinct. Comment.

Carroll Gardens: Two bartenders get honored for heroism by the 76th Precinct. Comment.

Fort Greene: Thugs steal a man’s caps — plus all the crime news from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill’s 88th Precinct. Comments (1).

Bay Ridge: A 26-year-old man was jumped by seven guys who followed him home after an argument at a Fifth Avenue bar on Oct. 28. Plus all the other crime news from Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights. Comment.

Downtown: A woman is robbed in her car on Flatbush Avenue — plus all the other crime news from Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO and Downtown’s 84th Precinct. Comment.

Bay Ridge: A man who was beaten and robbed by two thugs as he was waiting in a fast-food drive-thru lane on Oct. 21 later helped police nab them. Plus all the other crime news from Bensonhurst. Comment.

Carroll Gardens: A gun-wielding trio of robbers busted into a community garden on Henry Street near Fourth Place and held up three gardeners on Oct. 22, police said. Plus other crime news from Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens and Red Hook’s 76th Precinct. Comment.

Park Slope: Two men were robbed a knifepoint by an unshaven thief on Union Street on Oct. 26, cops said. Comment.

Williamsburg: Two thugs stabbed a guy with his own umbrella on Oct. 27 after he discarded it near the car in which the men had been sitting, said police. Plus all the other crime news from Williamsburg and Bushwick’s 90th Precinct. Comment.

Downtown: Local cops came to DUMBO last week to tell residents and business owners how to protect themselves against the mini–crime wave that has hit the neighborhood since this summer, but a group of locals is putting pressure on the police to do more to stop it. Comment.

Williamsburg: Police arrested a 28-year-old man after he allegedly stole a cellphone in the L train station at Montrose Avenue and later held it for ransom. Plus all the other crime news from Williamsburg and Bushwick’s 90th Precinct. Comment.

Bay Ridge: A 43-year-old woman said she returned to her 80th Street apartment to find three sharply dressed Asian men plundering her rare jewelry and liquor on Oct. 18. Plus all the crime news from Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights and Bensonhurst. Comments (1).

Park Slope: A humble deliveryman was beaten and robbed after dropping off food at an apartment on Seventh Street on Oct. 14. Plus all the other crime news from Park Slope’s 78th Precinct. Comment.

Downtown: Offices throughout DUMBO continue to be victimized by opportunistic thieves who are stealing computers right and left. Plus all the other crime news from Downtown, Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO’s 84th Precinct. Comment.

Fort Greene: Someone was making mischief all over Fort Greene last week, as three rear windows were broken, although very little was actually stolen, and another car was broken into and robbed. Plus all the crime news from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill’s 88th Precinct. Comment.

Carroll Gardens: An 18-year-old woman was attacked by a large group of men in broad daylight Smith Street on Oct. 16. Plus all the crime news from Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Boerum Hill and Red Hook’s 76th Precinct. Comment.

Downtown: Vandals scrawled four swastikas in green marker on the side of the landmark Independence Bank on Atlantic Avenue last week (which is soon to house a Trader Joe’s market). Comments (2).

Downtown: A woman who followed Nancy Reagan’s famous advice to “just say no” to drugs ended up being robbed of $4,400 in jewelry early on Oct. 12. Plus all the other crime news from Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO and Downtown’s 84th Precinct. Comment.

Bay Ridge: Two more elderly people were robbed after they let in imposters who claimed they were there to check the water. Plus all the crime from Bay Ridge, Bensonhurst and Dyker Heights. Comment.

Fort Greene: A routine stop for a man delivering baked goods to a Myrtle Avenue supermarket turned into an armed robbery on Oct. 8. Plus all the other crime news from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill’s 88th Precinct. Comment.

Williamsburg: A hooligan scared an 80-year-old woman so badly that she needed an ambulance after the 16-year-old suspect broke into her apartment in the middle of the day on Oct. 15. Plus all the other crime news from Williamsburg and Bushwick’s 90th Precinct. Comment.

Park Slope: A woman spilled a drink on the wrong person at a Fifth Avenue restaurant and ended up having her bag stolen by the angry and sopping wet spill victim. Plus all the crime news from Park Slope’s 78th Precinct. Comment.

Carroll Gardens: A truck driver learned the hard way never to trust a flirt when a younger woman offered to share a drink with him — then stole a computer from his parked rig before the first sip was taken. Plus all the crime news from Carroll Gardens, Red Hook and Cobble Hill’s 76th Precinct. Comment.

Park Slope: There were at least three violent muggings last week in usually quiet Park Slope, though overall this year, crimes in that category are way down, according to NYPD stats. Comment.

Williamsburg: A woman and her boyfriend were beaten and robbed by three men while walking home on Oct. 6 — but the robbery was foiled when the boyfriend chased down one of the thugs, who was later arrested. Plus all the other crime news from Williamsburg and Bushwick’s 90th Precinct. Comment.

Downtown: A man robbed a State Street bodega on Oct. 5 by using the old trick of pretending the hand in his pocket was a gun. Plus all the other crime news from DUMBO, Brooklyn Heights and Downtown’s 84th Precinct. Comment.

Bay Ridge: Don’t drink and drive — but don’t hand your keys to a thief, either. Plus all the crime news from Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights and Bensonhurst. Comment.

Fort Greene: A 14-year-old was ganged up on by four other girls on Oct. 1. Plus all the other crime news from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill’s 88th Precinct. Comments (1).

Carroll Gardens: A gunman with a tattoo of a teardrop under his left eye is wanted for the armed robbery of two Red Hook bars, police said. Plus all the other crime news from Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Red Hook and Boerum Hill. Comments (1).

Bay Ridge: What happened to all that money in the ATM? Plus all the other crime news from Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights and Bensonhurst. Comment.

Park Slope: Police tracked down and arrested a New Jersey man on Sunday for a bungled robbery he allegedly committed thanks to DNA evidence they collected from a coffee cup he’d left behind in the 2006 crime. Comment.

Downtown: A group of three thugs stole $7,500 worth of designer jackets from a Washington Avenue clothing boutique after using pepper spray to create confusion on Sept. 24. Plus more crime news from Downtown, DUMBO and Brooklyn Heights’ 84th Precinct. Comment.

Park Slope: A surly bar patron was arrested on Sept. 27 after he allegedly beat up a bartender and smashed a window at the Excelsior bar on Fifth Avenue. Plus all the crime news from Park Slope’s 78th Precinct. Comment.

Fort Greene: Two hoodlums stole a man’s keys and his brother-in-law’s car after an early morning holdup on Sept. 30. Plus all the other crime news from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill’s 88th Precinct. Comment.

Carroll Gardens: A thug in a black ski mask and a hooded sweatshirt robbed a Court Street grocery store on Sept. 17, police said. Plus all the other crime news from the 76th Precinct. Comment.

Williamsburg: A courteous man escorted an 81-year-old lady to her Boerum Street home early Saturday evening, then grabbed her by the neck, snatched cash from her front left pocket, and ran away. Plus all the other crime news from Williamsburg and Bushwick’s 90th Precinct. Comment.

Williamsburg: Robberies and grand larcenies again led the hit parade in Williamsburg and Bushwick’s 90th Precinct last week, with eight heists (up from three during the same week last year) and 16 grand larcenies (up from eight last year). Plus all the crime news from Williamsburg and Bushwick’s 90th Precinct. Comment.

Bay Ridge: A team of busy crooks broke into three Ovington Avenue apartments in just a few hours. Plus all the other crime news from Bensonhurst, Dyker Heights and Bay Ridge. Comment.

Fort Greene: A pair of hoodlums held up a credit union located inside a church and was thrown out by a heroic man after getting the money. Plus all the crime news from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill’s 88th Precinct. Comment.

Park Slope: Two thugs beat and robbed a pizza deliveryman at knifepoint on 13th Street early on Sept. 16. Plus all the other crime news from Park Slope. Comment.

Downtown: A violent attempt to grab a woman’s iPhone ended when the cops fortuitously passed by and arrested the attacker. Plus all the other crime news from Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO and Downtown. Comment.

Carroll Gardens: Four men roughed up a kid for his iPod on Smith Street. Plus all the crime news from Red Hook, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill and Boerum Hill’s 76th Precinct. Comment.

Park Slope: Two weeks, two fires: Sixth Street between Fourth and Fifth avenues has been the site of two car fires in consecutive weeks. Comment.

Fort Greene: A couple was brutally attacked with a pipe — plus all the other crime news from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill’s 88th Precinct! Comment.

Bay Ridge: A local jewelry store was robbed in broad daylight on Sept. 15 — but the clerk never saw who did it. Plus all the crime news from Bay Ridge, Bensonhurst and Dyker Heights Comment.

Park Slope: A gunman held up a popular Fifth Avenue video store shortly before closing on Sept. 11 and took close to $1,000 and 200 video games, cops said. Plus all the other crime news from Park Slope’s 78th Precinct. Comment.

Downtown: Could drugs — and, more important, drug crime — be returning to Downtown? Comment.

Carroll Gardens: A burglar broke into a church on Court Street near Luquer Street and left without closing the fridge behind him. Plus all the other crime from Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill and Red Hook’s 76th Precinct. Comment.

Williamsburg: Three roommates lost thousands of dollars in computers and other electronics when a thief broke into their Maujer Street apartment during the day on Sept. 14. Plus all the other crime news from Williamsburg’s 90th Precinct. Comment.

Fort Greene: Thugs targeted revelers returning home after a night of partying on Sept. 7, resulting in five separate muggings, including one that involved the guy who compiles The Brooklyn Paper’s police blotter! Plus all the other crime news from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill’s 88th Precinct. Comment.

Downtown: A Downtown office worker was robbed of his high-tech gadgets after leaving his desk for only five minutes on Sept. 5, cops said. Plus all the other crime news from Downtown, Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO’s 84th Precinct. Comment.

Park Slope: Contractors are suspected in at least two break-ins in Park Slope — plus all the other crime from the 78th Precinct Comment.

Park Slope: Park Slope’s 78th Precinct experienced a mini-crime wave of burglaries last week, police reports show. Comment.

Williamsburg: Slightly tipsy pub-crawlers and late-night subway commuters are being increasingly targeted in Williamsburg’s 90th Precinct, officers at the Union Avenue stationhouse told The Brooklyn Paper. Comment.

Williamsburg: The chutzpah-filled thief who not only robbed a Williamsburg cabbie, but advised him to “put in a partition,” was nabbed this week when he tried to pull off the same crime. Comment.

Park Slope: Two thugs violently mugged a woman on Prospect Park West on Aug. 31— but the perps were quickly collared by a cop on the beat. Plus all the other crime news from Park Slope’s 78th Precinct. Comment.

Bay Ridge: A team of men selling a home security system ended up stealing their would-be client’s credit card on Aug. 28, cops said. Plus all the other crime news from Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights and Bensonhurst. Comment.

Downtown: A mugging in the heart of DUMBO — plus all the other crime news from Brooklyn Heights, Downtown and DUMBO’s 84th Precinct. Comment.

Fort Greene: A man put up a fight against his would-be mugger, but the thug got away with the man’s iPod on Aug. 26. Plus all the other crime news from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill’s 88th Precinct. Comment.

Carroll Gardens: A 19-year old woman was assaulted and robbed on the corner of Warren and Smith streets on Aug. 29, police said. Plus all the other crime news from Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Red Hook and Boerum Hill’s 76th Precinct. Comment.

Williamsburg: A woman returned to her Scholes Street apartment on Sept. 2 and quickly realized that there was a burglar inside. Plus all the other crime news from Williamsburg’s 90th Precinct. Comments (1).

Downtown: A woman’s stuff was stolen from her locker at the Floating Pool on Aug. 26 — plus all the other crime news from Downtown, Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO’s 84th Precinct. Comment.

Fort Greene: A group of two-wheeled hoodlums terrorized the Fort Greene area on Aug. 21, mugging two men 15 minutes apart — plus all the other crime news from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill’s 88th Precinct. Comment.

Carroll Gardens: An 18-year-old woman was brutally assaulted on the corner of Smith and Douglass streets around midnight on Aug. 23, police said. Comment.

Park Slope: The Garfield Temple was broken into during the early morning hours of Aug. 23 — and a guitar and amplifier was stolen. Plus all the other crime from Park Slope’s 78th Precinct Comment.

Bay Ridge: An 81-year old woman was robbed of her expensive religious medals while walking home from church on Aug. 26 — plus all the other crime news from Bay Ridge’s 68th Precinct and Bensonhurst’s 62nd Precinct. Comment.

Williamsburg: A man robbed a livery cab driver in the early morning of Aug. 24 — and then tossed a piece of flip advice at the victim: “Next time, put in a partition or camera.” Plus all the other crime news from Williamsburg’s 90th Precinct. Comment.

Williamsburg: A knife-wielding carjacker ended up in the hospital — and in custody — after his third attempt to steal a car resulted in a brief chase and a horrifying crash into an unmarked police car on Metropolitan Avenue on Aug. 20, police said. Comment.

Downtown: A woman was robbed off a $15,000 diamond necklace while moving into her new condo in a posh DUMBO tower on the corner of Jay and Front streets — plus all the other crime news from Brooklyn Heights, Downtown and DUMBO. Comment.

Carroll Gardens: A 31-year-old female learned that size matters the hard way on Aug. 7 when a long-armed thief pushed in the screen on her bedroom window and slipped out a slim, laptop, police said — plus all the news from Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill and Red Hook. Comment.

Fort Greene: A woman with an infant and an apparent grudge against the Internal Revenue Service tried to sneak a 25-caliber automatic weapon into the Fulton Street IRS building by wrapping it in a diaper and then sending it through the X-ray machine in a diaper bag on Aug. 14, said cops — plus all the other crime news from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Comment.

Bay Ridge: Two men were attacked outside the V-Lounge, a popular Eighth Avenue nightclub, on Aug. 17 in a case that may have been racially motivated, police said. Comment.

Bay Ridge: Three men robbed a popular Third Avenue candy store on Aug. 19, but did nothing to conceal their identities as they fled — plus all the other crime news from Bensonhurst, Dyker Heights and Bay Ridge. Comment.

Park Slope: A woman was carried into an alley and beaten by two thugs in a usually busy stretch of Ninth Street late on Aug. 18. Comment.

Williamsburg: The 90th Precinct was slammed with a spate of 18 robberies last week — with many of the attacks featuring large gangs of young kids preying on people returning home around midnight in the East Williamsburg and Bushwick part of the sprawling precinct. Comments (1).

Bay Ridge: A man was stabbed outside of Club Shadows, the embattled Fourth Avenue nightclub, on Aug. 10, police said. Comment.

Carroll Gardens: Police Commissioner Ray Kelly has declared the bad old days officially over in fast-changing South Brooklyn — but, like Faulkner said, the mayhem of the past isn’t dead. In fact, it’s not even past. Comment.

Park Slope: A crazy week for break-ins and robberies in Park Slope. Comment.

Bay Ridge: A thief with a taste for fine cutlery broke into a Third Avenue restaurant and made off with some change and one expensive knife on Aug. 11 — plus all the other crime news from the 68th and 62nd precincts in Bay Ridge, Bensonhurst and Dyker Heights. Comment.

Downtown: The 84th Precinct experienced a mini–crime wave that featured seven robberies or attempted robberies in only five days — but also resulted in five collars. Comment.

Downtown: Cops are hunting this suspect who they believe robbed the North Fork bank branch on Livingston Street on Aug. 6. Comment.

Downtown: A 21-year-old woman lost more than $1,000 in an online housing scam — plus all the other crime from the 84th Precinct. Comment.

Fort Greene: A man and woman were caught on tape — but not caught by cops — as they tried to steal merchandise from a lingerie store near the corner of Flatbush and Atlantic avenues on Aug. 11 — plus all the other crime from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill’s 88th Precinct. Comment.

Carroll Gardens: A gun-wielding bandit robbed a Boerum Hill beer distributor but neglected to steal any of the booze — plus all the other crime news from the Carroll Gardens and Cobble Hill’s 76th Precinct. Comment.

Williamsburg: If you’re feeling safer in Williamsburg, there may be a good reason: Just-released crime statistics show that burglaries are down 50 percent. Comment.

Atlantic Yards: A Forest City Ratner construction site was robbed this week — and all the local crime. Comment.

Bay Ridge: … and all the local crime Comment.

Park Slope: … and other crime in Park Slope Comment.

Bay Ridge: … and all your local crime. Comment.

Carroll Gardens: … and all your Carroll Gardens crime. Comment.

Downtown: They’ll steal anything… Comment.

Fort Greene: He was waiting for a bus on Ryerson Street! Comment.

Williamsburg: Cops are seeking this Hasidic man for the attempted knife-point kidnapping of a woman on July 7 in South Williamsburg. Comment.

Carroll Gardens: A 23-year-old man’s apartment was ransacked for tech equipment — plus all the crime news from Red Hook, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill and Boerum Hill. Comment.

Park Slope: Two farmhands were robbed when their Chevy van was broken into while they worked the farmers market in Grand Army Plaza on July 21 — plus all the other crime news from Park Slope. Comment.

Downtown: Two women were pick-pocketed at two franchises of the same ubiquitous coffee chain within 30 minutes of each other on July 21 — plus all the other crime news from Brooklyn Heights, Downtown and DUMBO. Comment.

Fort Greene: A garage owner was brutally beaten — first with a baseball bat and a handgun, and later burned with a lighter — just as he was closing his Clinton Avenue parking lot for the night on July 15. Plus all the crime news from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Comment.

Downtown: Peaceful DUMBO was crawling with cops this week in an effort to stop a mini-crime wave that has swept the usually quiet area between the Manhattan and Brooklyn bridges. Comment.

Bay Ridge: Thieves broke into a local drug store, but a quick response by police busted up the July 23 heist — plus all the other crime news from Bay Ridge and Bensonhurst. Comment.

Carroll Gardens: The famed “broken windows” theory is alive and well and sitting on a Red Hook street — where a burned out SUV has become an impromptu garbage dump. Comment.

Downtown: A disabled woman was robbed of her handbag by a purse snatcher and a Rollerblading teen on July 12 — plus all the crime news from Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO and Downtown. Comment.

Fort Greene: Someone sneaked into the Park Avenue lot of a company that specializes in renting moving trucks and made off with one of the heavy-duty haulers on July 9 — plus all the other crime from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Comment.

Bay Ridge: A wealthy Nigerian “prince” in desperate need of an American friend to help him transfer money out of his turbulent country found one in Bay Ridge — plus all the other crime news from the Ridge and the Hurst. Comment.

Park Slope: Waiters at a well-liked barbecue restaurant on Fifth Avenue lost their night’s tips — and the eatery lost its receipts — in an early morning robbery on July 15. Plus all the crime news from Park Slope. Comment.

Park Slope: The former Trinidadian Olympian arrested last week and charged with raping two women in Prospect Park in June admitted that he had sex with his victims, but claims the encounters were consensual, prosecutors said this week. Comment.

Park Slope: A Yankee-loving bank robber was foiled by a fast-thinking teller who called cops after tricking the villain into believing she had gone into a back room to get some money — plus all the crime from Park Slope’s 78th Precinct. Comment.

Fort Greene: A 14-year-old would-be bank robber was foiled by a cop who happened to be in the Atlantic Avenue branch when the pint-sized perp put his failed plan into action on July 5 — plus all the crime from the 88th Precinct. Comment.

Downtown: A fashionable DUMBO office building is in the midst of a crime spree featuring a thief who knocks through sheetrock walls to steal goods — plus all the other crime news from Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO and Downtown. Comment.

Bay Ridge: A 72-year-old woman lost a lot of time last week — $7,500 in valuable watches was stolen from her apartment. Plus all the other crime news from Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights and Bensonhurst. Comment.

Carroll Gardens: A valuable stash of copper cable wire was stolen from the Ikea construction site on Beard Street in Red Hook sometime between June 22 and 26, police said — plus all the other crime news from Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Red Hook and Boerum Hill. Comment.

Park Slope: Sometimes, you don’t even have to leave your apartment to get robbed — though sometimes you do. Plus all the other crime news from Park Slope. Comment.

Bay Ridge: Two brothers got into an argument that turned bloody on June 21 when the older sibling pulled a knife on his baby brother — plus all the crime news from Dyker Heights, Bensonhurst and Bay Ridge. Comments (1).

Downtown: A young boy and his mother watched in abject horror as a man tried to steal their dog as they were playing with him in Cadman Plaza Park on June 19 — plus all the other crime news from Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO and Downtown. Comment.

Carroll Gardens: Two hoods attacked a 14-year-old boy playing a game of schoolyard basketball on June 15, police said. Plus all the crime from Red Hook, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill and Boerum Hill. Comment.

Fort Greene: A car thief made off with a man’s car and, oddly, took the time to clean it out — plus all the other crime news from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Comment.

Park Slope: New details have emerged about a rape that occurred in the early morning of June 15 in Prospect Park. Comment.

Bay Ridge: Police in Bay Ridge were hunting a man who allegedly sexually assaulted an off-duty female cop in her Colonial Road home on Wednesday night. Comment.

Park Slope: Detectives hunting the thieves who hit a chain drugstore on Flatbush Avenue on June 13 might want to call in the bloodhounds: the two men stole almost $2,000 in perfumes. Plus all the other crime from Park Slope! Comment.

Downtown: Two men — who may have been armed — forced a Brooklyn Heights man to withdraw $800 from an ATM before ordering him to drive them to Manhattan on June 16. Plus all the other crime news from Brooklyn Heights, Downtown and DUMBO. Comment.

Fort Greene: He wasn’t just cycling for his health: A man on a bicycle ambushed a woman on June 12 just after 9 am, and snatched her pocketbook at the corner of Quincy and Classon avenues. Plus all the other crime news from Clinton Hill and Fort Greene. Comment.

Bay Ridge: Dating this dad can be hazardous to your health. That is the message to potential father suitors, after a 48-year-old woman was sent to the hospital by a young lady angry over the fact that she was dating her dad, cops said. Plus all the other crime news from Bensonhurst, Dyker Heights and Bay Ridge. Comment.

Carroll Gardens: A gang of teenage hoodlums attacked a 32-year-old woman walking on Smith Street on June 12, police said — plus all the other crime news from Carroll Gardens, Boerum Hill, Cobble Hill and Red Hook. Comment.

Bay Ridge: New 68th Precinct commanding officer Eric Rodriguez parked the NYPD’s mobile command post on the eastern side of his precinct last week — and promptly got an earful from hundreds of residents who took advantage of his visit. Comment.

Bay Ridge: Two thieves steal the cash box from a Fifth Avenue bar — plus all the other crime news from Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights and Bensonhurst. Comment.

Downtown: Talk about a bad week: A 22-year-old Brooklyn man suffered a string of bad luck when he was held up twice in four days, police said — plus all the other crime news from Downtown, DUMBO and Brooklyn Heights. Comment.

Carroll Gardens: Detectives got to take a field trip last week — and this collar was certainly worth the gas money. Comment.

Fort Greene: Two women were robbed by a male friend on June 3 after he dropped them off at the corner of Park Avenue and Cumberland Street at around 5 pm — plus all the other crime from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Comment.

Park Slope: A woman walking near her Polhemus Place home late on June 6 was pushed to the ground and had her bag stolen, cops said — and all the other crime news from the Slope. Comment.

Bay Ridge: The sweet smell of lavender has inspired poetry, love songs, and now armed robbery — plus all the other crime news from Bay Ridge and Bensonhurst. Comment.

Downtown: A pair of fiber-conscious twentysomethings were arrested on May 31 and accused of brutally beating two men who intervened when they stole a pair of fruit cups from a Lawrence Street grocery, police said — plus all the other crime news from Downtown, Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO. Comment.

Park Slope: A popular women’s clothing store on Flatbush Avenue was robbed after a knife-wielding thief knocked on the back door and stormed inside on June 3 — but cops say that one of the employees was in on the job. Plus all the other crime from the 78th Precinct. Comments (1).

Carroll Gardens: A bank job on Court Street — plus all the other crime news from Carroll Gardens, Red Hook, Cobble Hill and Boerum Hill. Comment.

Fort Greene: Two women were attacked at gunpoint in separate subway station incidents just days — and blocks — apart, police said. Also, all the crime news from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Comment.

Park Slope: At least three cars were broken into, three motorcycles and two bicycles swiped, and one cabbie ripped off in unrelated vehicular incidents in Park Slope over the last two weeks. Comment.

Bay Ridge: Crime never pays — but it can work up a sweat. This was the lesson at a Third Avenue candy store, which was looted out of almost $6,000 worth of cash and merchandise on May 23 — plus all the other crime news from Bensonhurst, Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights! Comment.

Downtown: Another bank robber has been nabbed in the Heights — plus all the other crime news from Downtown, DUMBO and Brooklyn Heights. Comment.

Downtown: A Willoughby Street resident was brutally beaten and robbed on her way home early on May 26, police said — plus all the other crime news from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Comment.

Carroll Gardens: A teenager and his dad helped cops capture the leader of a band of thugs that allegedly tried to rob the boy on May 14 — plus all the other crime news from Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Boerum Hill and Red Hook. Comment.

Bay Ridge: A bride-to-be has her handbag stolen in Bay Ridge — plus all the local crime news! Comment.

Carroll Gardens: Rapper Method Man is busted with pot — plus all the other crime news from Red Hook, Carroll Gardens and Cobble Hill. Comment.

Park Slope: The peaceful vibe of a Park Slope street festival was shattered on Sunday, when a brawl erupted outside a Mexican restaurant, leaving a man bleeding on the floor and three men arrested for assault, said police. Comment.

Downtown: A well-dressed man robs a Downtown store — plus all the other crime news from Downtown, Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO. Comment.

Park Slope: A man and woman pulled the old distraction trick at a popular Japanese restaurant on May 16 and walked out with more than $600 in cash and goods — plus all the other crime news from Park Slope! Comment.

Fort Greene: A robber asks for dough — and he’s not looking for bread. Plus all the other crime news from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Comment.

Park Slope: Last week provided Park Slopers with an object lesson in why they need to guard their personal papers as at least three people reported identity thefts that resulted in losses of thousands of dollars, cops said. Comment.

Park Slope: A woman had her cellphone stolen right out of her hand after a perp tried to grab her purse at the corner of Fourth Avenue and 12th Street on May 12 — plus all the other crime news from the 78th Precinct. Comment.

Bay Ridge: A woman who thought she hit the jackpot ended up getting jacked by the oldest scam in the book on May 8 — plus all the crime news from the 68th and 62nd precincts. Comment.

Downtown: Police arrested an older man after he beat a bus driver with his wooden cane during a pre-dawn trip down Atlantic Avenue — plus all the other crime news from Downtown and Brooklyn Heights. Comment.

Carroll Gardens: A man was slashed by a knife-wielding thug on Hoyt Street on May 4 for just $40, police said — plus all the other crime news from Carroll Gardens, Red Hook and Cobble Hill. Comment.

Fort Greene: Police nabbed a gang of five teens — ages 14 to 16 — who allegedly tried to rob a deliveryman of his money, food and bicycle on May 11, plus all the other crime news from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Comment.

Bay Ridge: Bay Ridge cops went undercover last week to sting a would-be fireworks entrepreneur — nabbing a Queens woman for attempting to sell pyrotechnic goodies. Comment.

Park Slope: Cops are searching for a robber who broke into an Eighth Avenue apartment on May 4 and took power tools and a fishing pole — and all the other crime news from Park Slope. Comment.

Bay Ridge: A man who got a clean bill of health at a local hospital on May 3 came outside to find that he no longer had a car — plus all the other crime news from Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights and Bensonhurst. Comment.

Fort Greene: Life in trendy DUMBO isn’t always as hip and happy as it seems: Two people were robbed by separate pairs of thieves who showed off — or claimed to have — handguns on the cobblestone streets of one of downtown Brooklyn’s hottest neighborhoods within days of each other last week, police said. Plus all your crime news from Downtown, Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO. Comment.

Park Slope: Traffic in Park Slope is enough to make anyone’s blood boil. But not all drivers take their frustrations out with a tire iron — plus all the other crime news from the 78th Precinct! Comment.

Bay Ridge: A man created a new identity for himself before swindling his victim out of almost $30,000 — plus all the other crime news from Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights and Bensonhurst! Comment.

Downtown: A woman wakes up to find herself being fondled — plus all the crime from Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO and Downtown. Comment.

Bay Ridge: The sister of the Bay Ridge woman who allegedly smothered her newborn baby girl and then left her outside to die is now facing charges of her own. Comment.