December 15, 2009 / Brooklyn news / Police Blotter / Park Slope

Mugged and beaten

By Gersh Kuntzman

The Brooklyn Paper

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Knocked down

A man was pushed to the ground and mugged for his briefcase on Sixth Street on Dec. 9.

The 40-year-old victim told cops that he was between Sixth and Seventh avenues at around 8 pm when he was shoved from behind, sending him smashing to the pavement.

Before he could fully react, a fast-moving, though full-figured, thug took his briefcase and sped off in the direction of J.J. Byrne Park three blocks away.

Cops say that the thief took the cellphone and laptop computer out of the briefcase, which he then handed off to an accomplice inside the historic park on Fifth Avenue.

Police say they are looking for a 5-foot-10, 210-pound man with a Caesar-style haircut.

Burg meister

A thief busted into a Carroll Street apartment on Dec. 10 and stole thousands in electronics and jewelry.

The tenant in the apartment, which is at Third Avenue, told police that she was not home between 11:30 am and 3 pm, when she returned to discover that her video camera, still camera, watch and wedding ring had been taken.

iPalmed

In what has become a regular feature in the Police Blotter, yet another woman has told cops that her iPod was swiped from her hand as she was fiddling with it on Dec. 7.

The 39-year-old victim told cops that she was selecting a new song while walking on Seventh Avenue near Sterling Place at around 10:15 am.

Her distraction allowed a teenage thug to run up, grab the popular digital music device, and keep on running.

Cops are hunting a 5-foot-6, 140-pound 13-year-old with a long pony tail.

Inside job

A TD Bank teller was arrested on Dec. 10 and charged with helping a thief drain money out of a Carroll Street woman’s account.

Cops collared the 26-year-old teller and charged her with grand larceny for helping to take $2,000.

Police say that the teller was involved three unauthorized withdrawals on Oct. 26 from the 48-year-old victim’s account. She then allegedly split the transactions into smaller bundles to “avoid a supervisor change,” the police report said.

It is unclear which TD Bank branch was involved.

Moving day

A thief took advantage of a distracted tenant on Dec. 7, stealing his upright bass and Mac laptop while he was moving furniture and other possessions into his new Fourth Avenue residence.

The 41-year-old musician told cops that he had taken his eyes off the large instrument and another bag at around 1 pm as he moved into the building, which is between Douglass and Degraw streets.

The bass is worth $3,500, he said.

Wheely bad

At least three cars — including one belonging to the city — were reported stolen or broken into last week. Here are the details:

• A thief broke the window and stole the airbags out of a new Toyota that had been parked on Garfield Place at around 1 pm on Dec. 7. The owner discovered the crime two days later when he returned to the spot between Fifth and Sixth avenues.

• An official Corrections Department car was stolen from Seventh Avenue on Dec. 8, a city official told police. The Corrections Department employee told cops that he had parked the one-year-old Toyota Prius near Carroll Street at around 7 am, but it was gone six hours later.

• A thief broke into a Lexus that had been parked in the Pathmark lot on Second Avenue and 10th Street on Dec. 10, stealing a handbag. The owner told cops that she was shopping between 12:40 and 1 pm in the store. The handbag contained a wallet, cards and $15.

— Gersh Kuntzman

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