November 17, 2007: Vol. 30, No. 45

A woman with a flat tire was robbed by a man posing as a Good Samaritan on Nov. 7.

The 24-year-old victim told cops the trouble began at 11:40 am when she was pulling out of a Bay Ridge Avenue parking lot, which is near Fifth Avenue, and realized her tire was flat.

When the woman got out of her car to get a better look, a man approached offering to help — but moments later, he abruptly walked away.

The confused victim got back in her car when she noticed her pocketbook, which contained $12,700, was missing from her backseat.

Sweatshirt bully on Shore Road

That must be one real nice shirt!

At least it was to one boy who took a beating defending an article of clothing from a playground bully on Nov. 8.

The 16-year-old victim told cops that he made his brave stand while hanging out on Shore Road near 83rd Street.

At around 3 pm, two teens walked up to him and demanded his sweatshirt. But when the victim refused, they chased him down then punched, kicked, and hit him in the head with a bottle — causing the boy to drop the beloved sweatshirt and flee.

The victim, who was not seriously injured, quickly called cops who arrived moments later and arrested the two thugs, ages 14 and 17, a few blocks away.

The bloodied victim recovered his shirt.

Eighth Avenue apartment rob

A woman returned to her Eighth Avenue apartment to find a back window open and her cash stolen on Nov. 7.

The 40-year-old returned to the unit, which is near 62nd Street, at around 3 pm and discovered that thieves had swiped $2,500 from her dresser, police said.

A neighbor told cops he saw a man with long black hair and a green shirt running down the fire escape.

Bike theft saddenes tween

An 11-year-old boy says two perps came up from behind him and swiped his bike on Nov. 7.

The boy told cops he was walking his bike at 7:40 pm on Colonial Road near 66th Street when he felt a tap on his shoulder, only to turn around to discover two bullies staring him down. The boy promptly dropped his BMX bike, which is valued at $300, and ran away.

Road rage over parking space

An argument over a parking space led to gun violence on Nov. 7.

The 40-year-old woman told cops she was parking her car at around 1:30 on Fifth Avenue near 84th Street when she got into an argument with another woman who felt the space belonged to her.

The argument escalated when a man stepped out of the perp’s car holding a gun and then struck the victim in the head with the handle before getting back in the road rager’s car and driving away.

The woman was not seriously injured, but did report a bump in the head.

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