July 1, 2009 / News / Police Blotter / Brooklyn Heights–Downtown

Thugs gone wild

By Jacob Kleinman

for The Brooklyn Paper

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Subway robbery

A gang of thieves attacked two well-dressed men when they attempted to enter the subway station at Joralemon and Court streets early on June 27. The victims told police that they entered the station at 12:30 am. One attacker began hitting both men over the head with an umbrella while several others punched and kicked them. Then one thief pulled out a small pistol and said, “Do you want to get shot?” The victims promptly handed over their cellphones and iPods, as well as one pair of expensive Prada shoes.

Ko–ran away

A heavyset thief wearing a light green robe stole two books from Islamic Fashion on June 22. The appropriately dressed thief entered the store at 10:30 am and asked for assistance. Once alone with just one other employee, he grabbed two tomes and stuffed them into a duffle bag before exiting the store, which is on Atlantic Avenue between Third and Fourth avenues. The employee grabbed the bag, but the thief snatched it back and escaped down the street.

Pretty crime

A thief stole a woman’s purse on June 26 while she was shopping at the Pretty Girl clothing store on Fulton Mall near Hoyt Street. The victim told police that she had left the purse hanging from her stroller at 1:40 pm. She noticed it was missing, but found it a few minutes later on a display case — but $600 was missing.

Glazed over

Thieves robbed the Dunkin Donuts on Fulton Mall at gunpoint on June 24. A store manager told police the thieves entered at 10:40 pm and walked down to the basement where he was counting money in the office. A man holding a handgun and wearing a red do-rag said, “If you move, I will f— you up.” Meanwhile, an accomplice, wearing a ski mask, emptied the register of $1,175. The two thieves took the money and fled the donut shop, which is between Hoyt and Bond streets.

KFCriminal

An armed thief robbed a KFC fast-food restaurant on Fourth Avenue on June 25 making off with $1,575. The victims told police that the armed man entered the store, which is between St. Marks Place and Warren Street, at 8:30 am. He forced the employees to empty the register and safe. The thug then took the money and fled in the direction of Warren Street.

Baby on board

A women’s wallet was stolen out of her baby’s stroller as she strollered on Montague Street on June 25. The victim told police that she was at the corner of Court Street at 10 am when she discovered that her wallet had been stolen. The thief also got her iPhone.

Teacher’s pet

Thieves broke into a public school on Johnson Street and stole $750 out of a teacher’s desk. The victim told the cops that she had left the money in an unlocked desk in her unlocked office at the school, which is between Bridge and Jay streets, at noon on June 23.

She returned on June 25 to find that the money was gone.

Sticky fingers

A smooth criminal stole a women’s wallet on Court Street on June 21. She told police she that she was near Joralemon Street at 5 pm when the thief brushed up against her. Five minutes later, she realized her wallet — and $40 — was gone.

Car thefts

Thieves must have been in a hurry to get around Downtown this week, as at least five cars were stolen or broken into. Here’s how the thieves made their getaways:

• Thieves picked the lock of a car parked on Schermerhorn Street on June 21, making off with $620 in clothing and electronics. The victim told police that he’d left the car between Bond and Nevins streets at 2:15 pm and returned an hour.

• Thieves broke into a delivery van on June 22 while it was parked at a clothing store on Livingston Street near Nevins Street. The bandits got 400 tuxedos and 400 pairs of leather shoes in the 5:30 pm heist.

• A quick-thinking thief drove off in a stolen car while the driver was making a delivery on June 22. The car was parked on Joralemon Street at Willow Place at 10:44 pm, but the keys were in the ignition, giving the thief an easy pick.

• A thief stole a chopper parked on Plymouth Street on June 24. The victim told police that he’d left the Kawasaki between Pearl and Adams streets at 9 am and returned an hour later to find that the $2,500 bike had been stolen.

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