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Lots of lurking last week

By Andy Campbell
The Brooklyn Paper

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Punch waiting

A lurking jerk came out of the shadows and punched a woman, then stole her pocketbook on Richardson Street on Feb. 2.

The victim was walking home — which is between Debevoise and Kingsland avenues — at about 10:30 pm when the man leaped from an apartment doorway and punched her in the head before snatching her pocketbook and getting away with cash and an iPod.

Tomasos Restaurant

iGo to jail

Two perps were arrested after they attacked a man and stole his iPod on Bedford Avenue on Feb. 6.

The victim told cops that he was near N. 10th Street at 11:45 pm when one swindler sneaked up behind him and punched him on the side of the face. The other crook snatched his iPod, and the two made their getaway on foot — only to be arrested less than an hour later.

Inside job?

A hooded burglar stole expensive electronics from a Herbert Street apartment while its tenant slept on Feb. 4.

The victim woke up at home — which is between N. Henry and Humboldt streets — at about 8 am when he heard a loud banging noise. He looked out his window to see the perp leaving with his TV, DVD player, stereo, camera and turntable in a box. He told police that his front door had been dead-bolted, and that only a few people in his building have access to a key.

Car jerk

Someone stole a 1999 Plymouth Voyager from Russell Street on Feb. 2.

The victim parked the desirable 11-year-old minivan between Norman and Nassau avenues at 4 pm, and returned two hours later to find it gone.

©2010 Community Newspaper Group

←Carroll Gardens: This perp took pills — stupid pills
→Fort Greene: Broad daylight snatch

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