Bag snatch

A man attempted to rob a woman as she walked from the subway station at the corner of Montague and Clinton streets on Oct. 29.

The 43-year-old victim told cops she was approaching the corner of Joralemon and Clinton streets at around 11:15 pm when the suspect came up behind her and grabbed at her purse strap.

The man knocked the victim to the ground and tugged at her purse, dragging the woman a few feet on the pavement. When the victim would not release her hold on the bag, the suspect fled.

Car dented

Someone stole a parked car from Bergen Street overnight on Oct. 30.

The 37-year-old victim told cops she left her car at the corner of Hoyt Street at around 6 pm. When she returned the next morning, someone had made off with the car, as well as more than $3,000 worth of electronics and clothes that were in the backseat.

Taking candy from…

A bag of candy was snatched from a woman as she walked down Hicks Street on Oct. 31.

The 42-year-old woman told cops she was at the corner of Grace Court at around 8 pm when at least eight men approached her and grabbed the bag of sweets. They then pushed her down and ran off with the loot.

Stopped!

A woman stopped a burglar in his tracks inside of her Montague Street apartment on Nov. 2.

The victim, 26, said she walked into her apartment, which is between Henry and Clinton streets, at around 1:40 pm and saw the intruder in her living room holding her laptop.

“What are you doing here? Don’t steal my computer!” the victim shouted to the man. The spooked thief placed the laptop on the desk and backed out of the room slowly before running down the stairs and out the front door empty-handed.

Deli bust

Someone robbed a Montague Street deli on Nov. 2.

The 39-year-old man working in the store, which is between Hicks and Henry streets, told cops the thug entered the store at around 1 pm and passed a note over the counter that read, “This is a robbery. Please put all your money in the bag and hand it to me. Don’t make any funny moves — I’m not alone.”

The clerk did as the note commanded, and the suspect fled with more than $3,100.

Emily Lavin

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