August 12, 2009 / Brooklyn news / Police Blotter / Prospect Heights

Robbery teams on the loose

By Robert Voris

for The Brooklyn Paper

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Siamese skells

One or several two-man robbery teams have been holding up people throughout Prospect Heights. Here’s a round-up of the three reported incidents in the crime wave, which began on Aug. 4:

• Two thugs took a man’s sunglasses and cellphone on Prospect Place between Underhill and Washington avenues. Cops say that the scoundrels faked having guns under their shirts, but once they had mugged the man, they revealed that they were unarmed.

• Two days later on the same block, a bandit grabbed a man at around 2 pm and held him by his backpack while his accomplice warned, “Empty your pockets.” The two thugs made off with $30 and an iTunes gift card.

• The next day, a robber tackled his victim from behind on Park Place between Carlton and Vanderbilt avenues at 5 am, saying, “Give me your phone, wallet, and cash.” He complied, handing over $150 and his Blackberry, and the crook and an accomplice rolled away on their bikes.

Cops are not sure whether the same dastardly duo is at work or whether the tandem thugs are different men.

Pregnant pummeling

A vicious attacker kicked a pregnant woman in the stomach when a dispute between the Lincoln Place neighbors got out of hand on Aug. 4.

The fight broke out just before 11 pm and resulted in the woman being taken to New York Methodist Hospital in nearby Park Slope, where she was treated and released.

Car crimes

It was another bad week for car owners in Prospect Heights, with two vehicles stolen and one broken into. Here’s a round-up:

• A 1995 Mercury Villager was stolen from the corner of Carlton Avenue and Bergen Street overnight on Aug. 4. The victim locked the car at 6:30 pm and returned at 11 am the next day and found only his lock cylinders remaining.

• A 2005 Suzuki Forenza was broken into Aug. 9 while it was parked on Pacific Street between Carlton and Sixth avenues. The thief went through the passenger-side lock and took $300, the radio and dashboard housing and the victim’s sunglasses. It wasn’t a perfect crime, though. When the victim returned to her car at 6:20 pm, she found the thief’s grey Palm Treo cellphone in the vehicle.

• A Vespa scooter vanished overnight on Aug. 3 from a spot near the corner of Prospect Place and Vanderbilt Avenue. The owner parked the trendy, Euro-styled wheels at 10:30 pm, but 11 hours later, it was gone.

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