March 10, 2007 / News / Police Blotter / Bay Ridge–Bensonhurst

Fifty-eyed thief strikes Bay Ridge

By Matthew Lysiak Michael Giardina

for The Brooklyn Paper

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A man returned to his Fifth Avenue storefront to find his front window smashed and 25 pairs of expensive eyeglasses missing on March 3.

The victim says he left his 80th Street store at 11 pm on March 2, only to return early the next morning to discover the broken glass and door. The thief had taken 25 pairs of assorted eyeglasses with a value of $5,000.

A canvas on foot turned up no results, but police are reviewing camera footage from a bank directly across the street.

Bar brawl

A 33-year-old man had his arm slashed in a bar brawl on Fourth Avenue and 90th Street.

The victim had trouble identifying whether it was a piece of glass or a knife that cut into his arm on March 3. He didn’t even know the gender of the perp.

Beauty & beast

A beauty shop was robbed of a computer monitor and $30 on March 2.

The owner showed up at the salon, which is at 11th Avenue and 68th Street, at 8 am and he discovered that the lock on a gate leading to the basement had been removed — as well as $30 and a Akai 27-inch LCD computer monitor valued at $275.

Police canvassed the area but the perp remains on the loose.

DWI arrest

A 24-year-old man was arrested for driving while intoxicated on March 2.

A police officer saw the alleged drunkard drive right through a red light on Fourth Avenue and Shore Parkway, so he pulled him over. That’s when the cop said he saw blood-shot eyes and smelled the tell-tale stench of alcohol.

A subsequent blood-alcohol reading was .102 — well above the legal limit, so the man was arrested and his 2005 Toyota was impounded.

Bathroom break

A Kings Highway deli was robbed on March 4, after its owner left the counter for a bathroom break.

The owner left at around 9:30 am, leaving one customer in the store, which is near West Sixth Street. After doing his business, he came back and noticed the customer and $5,860 was missing, police said.

The owner did not get a good look at the man he thinks was the thief.

Stalker swipe

A woman shopping in an 86th store had her wallet snatched on March 3 by a middle-aged stalker, she told cops.

The victim was in the store, near 20th Avenue, at around 2 pm when she realized her wallet had been stolen, police said. She said she remembers a woman had been following her inside the store.

The thief stole more than $150, plus credit and debit cards.

The victim was unable to identify the pickpocket.

Workout rob

People are still losing more than just weight at a Shore Parkway gym — where another member had his wallet stolen on March 2.

The victim returned after his workout at 5 pm to find his property missing from the locker room, police said. By the time the victim cancelled his credit cards, there were already two charges totaling $1,085. The thief also stole $45 that was in the wallet.

Two-timed

Cops nabbed a member of a duo that mugged and beat a man at gunpoint on March 4.

The man was walking on 85th Street, near 20th Avenue, at around 8 pm when two muggers pushed him against a car, pulled out a gun and demanded money. Next, the attackers pushed him to the ground and proceeded to kick him.

Cops caught one of the alleged assailants and the victim made a positive ID. But the second mugger has not been caught.

Trio nabbed

Three perps were arrested after they robbed a man walking on 19th Avenue on Feb. 27.

The three teenagers approached the victim at around midnight near 85th Street. The first demanded, “Give me your money. I have a knife. Don’t look at my face.”

In the ensuing scuffle, a second thug snatched the man’s wallet and stole more than $140, police said. The third perp acted as lookout.

Three men were arrested on 86th Street, near 18th Avenue, and charged with the crime later that day.

Daytime break-in

A woman returned from work on March 3 to find her 19th Avenue apartment ransacked and her property missing.

She told cops that she’d left for work at 8:40 am, and returned eight hours later to her home, which is near Bath Avenue. Inside, more than $8,000 was missing, including electronics and jewelry, police said.

Unfortunately, none of her neighbors saw the crime.

Smoke paradise

More than 30 cartons of cigarettes — and plenty of cash — were swiped from a 20th Avenue supermarket on Feb. 28.

The supermarket, which is near 61st Street, was broken into at 1 am, according to neighbor who heard the front gates go up. The thugs took more than $2,000 in cash and smokes, police said.

The neighbor wasn’t able to get a good look at the crooks.

Nabe watch

Who said nosey neighbors are a bad thing? This time, some Peeping Toms helped nab a thug who broke into an Avenue O garage on Feb 27.

The neighbor heard some ruckus coming from the garage at around 4 am, so he went around to the house, which is near West Sixth Street, and caught the perp in the act.

The thug had taken jewelry, wrenches, sockets and a flashlight from the home, police said, but was later caught.

He was positively identified, thanks to the quick-thinking budinsky.

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