61ST PRECINCT
Sheepshead Bay—Homecrest—
Manhattan Beach—Gravesend
Knife knave
A pillager mugged a man and threatened him with a knife on E. 26th Street on April 9.
The victim told police the brigand approached him on the corner of Avenue V around 1 pm and said “it’s a bad day” before brandishing the knife and then fleeing in a white Jeep.
Lotto losers
Crooks snagged more than $3,000 in lotto tickets from an Avenue X store on April 6.
The store owner told police the thieves entered through the front door of the store at the intersection of W. Second Street at around 4 am, before grabbing the tickets and fleeing.
Thirsty thieves
Bandits broke into an Avenue U store and stole $650 from the cash register on April 7.
A store employee told police that the villain smashed the glass on the front door at the intersection of Ocean Avenue around 7:40 pm and snagged an energy drink before fleeing.
