February 9, 2008 / Brooklyn news / Police Blotter / Bay Ridge–Bensonhurst

Radio days

By Joe Jordan

for The Brooklyn Paper

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Two gun-wielding men who were outfitted with two-way radios charged into a popular Fifth Avenue restaurant and threatened to kill everyone before making off with $5,700 on Jan. 30.

The robbers herded the three employees and four patrons into the back of the restaurant, which is located between 89th and 90th streets, and made them all lie on the floor.

After taking their wallets, cellphones and IDs, one of the perps yelled, “If we get caught and you testify, we know where you live and we will kill you!”

One of the robbers then called an employee by name and demanded that he hand over money from the Super Bowl pool and register before fleeing in an unknown direction at 11:45 pm.

The robbers were apparently communicating with someone outside the restaurant through their radios.

Police are currently analyzing the video footage of the robbery.

Violent rob

Three unidentified perps violently beat a 38-year-old man on the corner of Ovington and 12th avenues on Jan. 30.

The victim was walking home from a nearby subway station at 1:30 am when he was jumped by the gang. After repeatedly punching him in the face, the crooks made off with a cellphone.

Tools stolen

A thief broke into a car parked on 85th Street and stole construction tools on Jan. 30.

The 57-year-old victim told cops that he had parked between Fourth and Fifth Avenues at around 7:20 pm. Sometime after that, a thief broke the passenger-side window and took tools valued at $3,580.

Apt robbed

A thief made off with $1,790 worth of jewelry, video games and sneakers from a 68th Street apartment on Jan. 31.

Police say the burglar made his way into the empty apartment, which is located between Eighth and Ninth avenues, through the adjoining garage sometime before 8:40 am.

Watch that bag

A thief grabbed the pocketbook of a woman after she left it on the table of an 86th Street fast food restaurant on Jan. 30.

The 25-year-old victim told cops that the bag contained $1,300, plus a purse that was worth $95 in the 6 pm heist, which occurred in the popular eatery between Fourth and Fifth avenues.

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