Biz burg bonanza

Burglars broke into at least three small businesses last week — and police said the rash stemmed from the need for crooks to pick up some holiday cash. Here’s a round-up:

• A perp broke through the front door at a florist on Hicks Street near Montague Street overnight on Nov. 22, stealing $1,350 and a laptop.

• A thug smashed through a front window at a coffee shop on Henry Street between Atlantic Avenue and State Street overnight on Nov. 22. When an employee got to work the next morning, she found that a $1,547 had been taken.

• A burglar broke into a Fulton Ferry restaurant overnight on Nov. 23, breaking through the front door of the joint on Old Fulton Street at the corner of Water Street. Employees arrived at the restaurant to find an undisclosed amount of cash missing.

Midnight heist

A perp broke into a man’s car over the weekend, smashing open his window and stealing his wallet. The car had been parked at the corner of Henry Street and Atlantic Avenue just after midnight on Nov. 14, but when the owner came back three days later, the window was broken.

Connect-i-stolen

A burglar broke into a man’s State Street apartment over the weekend of Nov. 14, while the victim was out of town. When the man returned to his building, between Bond and Nevins streets, he noticed that $1,200 worth of electronics and textbooks was missing.

What a tool

Cops arrested a man for trying to steal construction tools at a Dean Street site on Nov. 20. Just before 2 pm, the perp broke into the site, which is between Smith Street and Boerum Place, and tried to loot a $200 saw and other tools.

But construction workers saw him and held him until the cops got to the scene.

iMugging

Two punks mugged a man on Boerum Place on Nov. 22, beating him up and stealing his iPhone.

The man was walking near Livingston Street on his way to his State Street home just before 10 pm, when he passed a group of guys on the corner. Suddenly, two punks approached, knocked him to the ground, and kicked him.

One perp said, “Give me it” and grabbed the phone before the entire group raced off.

Holy smokes!

A perp stole a man’s wallet while he was praying at a mosque on Atlantic Avenue on Nov. 22.

The victim went into the place of worship, which is between Third and Fourth avenues, at 4:30 pm and hung up his coat on a rack. But when he came back five hours later, his wallet and $200 was missing from his pocket — and his faith was shaken.

— Sarah Portlock

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