76TH PRECINCT
Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill–Red Hook
Home invasion
A sneak thief broke into a Union Street home and stole $245 worth of goods sometime between Oct. 21 and Oct. 25.
The victim told police that the good-for-nothing broke into the basement apartment of the multi-family dwelling between Clinton and Court streets and stole a bike, straws, flaxseed oil, and bottled water.
Not so smooth escape
Police cuffed a man for allegedly stealing moisturizer and other items from a Smith Street pharmacy on Oct. 26.
An employee told police that the suspect grabbed four bottles of lotion, ankle socks, and reading glasses worth $137 from inside the Warren Street store at 6:05 pm and allegedly tried to leave without paying.
When police arrived at the scene, they allegedly found the defendant holding a crack pipe, and hit him with a slew of charges, according to police reports.
Bike burglary
A thief stole a bike from a Henry Street home sometime between Oct. 24 and Oct. 26.
The victim told police that the bandit cut the lock to her $250 bike from the lobby of the building by Warren Street, and rode away.
Car crook
A pirate nabbed $50 from a car on the corner of Henry and Bay streets on Oct. 24.
The victim told police that nogoodnik broke the front passenger’s side window of the car sometime between 5 am and 1 pm and stole the the cash.
