60th Precinct
Coney Island—Brighton Beach—Seagate
Beer brutes
Two parched perps took a man hostage on Brighton Sixth Court on July 29 and demanded he buy them beer — and then robbed him.
The victim told police he was Oceanview Avenue at 3:20 am when a gray car pulled up in front of him, said police. A man jumped out of the car, pointed a black revolver at the victim, and said, “If you don’t buy me beer, I’ll kill you.”
The victim got in the car with the gun-toting villain and a second evildoer drove them to a store on Neptune Avenue, authorities said. The armed goon forced the victim into the store and demanded beer and cigars.
But the victim refused, prompting the beast to say, “If you don’t buy, I’ll kill you. Take out your wallet.”
The victim handed over his wallet, and the revolver-carrying reprobate removed $400 before jumping back in the car and taking off, said officials.
Time out of mind
Cops cuffed a man who they say robbed another man who asked him for the time on W. Eighth Street on Aug. 2.
The victim was heading toward Neptune Avenue at 1:10 am when the suspect ran next to him, police said. The victim asked the suspect if he knew the time, but the man allegedly grabbed the victim by the shirt and shoulder and demanded money, said police.
The victim took out his phone and threatened to call the police before the suspect ran away. Police arrested the suspect on W. Eighth Street.
Parking space beating
A man was arrested for beating another guy with a metal pipe over a Neptune Avenue parking space dispute on July 28, according to a police report.
Officials said that the defendant allegedly punched the victim in the face with a closed fist near W. 16th Street, and then slammed his chin on the ground before striking the victim across the back with the pipe. The victim was taken to Coney Island Hospital at 8 am with a laceration on his chin and pain and redness on his back, authorities said.
— Eric Faynberg
