61ST PRECINCT
Sheepshead Bay—Homecrest—Manhattan Beach—Gravesend
Blind bandit
A knife-wielding robber stole eye drops from a convenience store on Kings Highway on Feb. 13.
An employee told police that the pilferer brandished a knife in the store at the corner of Coney Island Avenue at around 9 pm, before grabbing $118 worth of eye drops and running off.
Time thief
A purloiner swiped cash and watches from an apartment on East 17th Street on Feb. 14.
The victim told police the burglar broke into the vacant apartment near Avenue R at around 9 am and stole $16,500 worth of ill-gotten goods.
Cash grab
A freebooter snagged cash and bank checks from a car parked on McDonald Avenue on Feb. 14.
Surveillance video shows the thief breaking into the side door of the vehicle at the corner of Avenue U at around 2 pm, and stealing the $5,880 worth of cash and checks.
What a pane
A bandit stole part of a basement window from a home on E. First Street on Feb. 11.
The victim told police that he woke up in his house at the corner of Avenue W and found part of the window gone, but nothing was missing from inside.
