Sound and fury

A pair of seemingly armed perps held up a 26-year-old at the corner of North 11th and Roebling streets early on April 28.

Before the muggers confronted their mark at around 1:50 am, the victim heard what he believed was a gun being cocked.

Seconds after the horrifying sound, the crooks approached the victim and threatened his life.

“Don’t look at me or I’ll shoot you,” one of the thugs said.

The victim handed over his wallet, bag, iPod, cellphone, and credit cards and the crooks fled.

Nassau housebreak

A cautious burglar cleaned out a Nassau Avenue apartment on April 29.

Before breaking into the residence, which is near the corner of North Henry Street, the crook put tape over the peepholes on other apartments in the building to obstruct their view of the crime.

Then, without damaging the door or lock, the thief pushed his way into the apartment and snatched cash, an Apple computer, and a watch from a 32-year-old resident, who was not home between 10 am and 6 pm.

Getaway cars

Northside muggers continue to use getaway vehicles to escape from their crimes. Here are the latest reports of drive-by robberies.

• A pair of gun-toting perps robbed two victims on Eckford Avenue before fleeing in a minivan on April 27.

The muggers struck near the corner of Meserole Avenue at around 12:10 am.

“Give me all you got,” one of the crooks demanded as he revealed a black handgun.

The victims handed over a purse and a wallet containing cash, credit cards, and cellphones and fled.

• Three crooks stuck up a 27-year-old near the corner of Meeker Avenue and North Seventh Street on May 2 and escaped in a dark sedan.

The muggers confronted the victim at around 2 am and one of the assailants — who was wearing a white baseball cap and a leopard-print sweatshirt — pulled out a small pocket knife.

“Don’t move,” the crook ordered, while his accomplices pilfered the victim’s pockets.

The thieves grabbed the victim’s cash, debit card, credit card, and phone before escaping.

Handbag heist

Same crime, different location.

In what has become a staple crime for thieves in hipster Williamsburg, a crook snatched a reveler’s purse from a watering hole at the corner of North 11th Street and Union Avenue on April 27.

The 25-year-old victim left her handbag — which contained cash, debit and credit cards, and an iPod — with a friend while she used the restroom at the bar Royal Oak at around 12:30 am. When she returned to her seat at around 1 am, her friend and her handbag were gone.

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