84TH PRECINCT
Brooklyn Heights–DUMBO–Boerum Hill–Downtown
Teen assaulted, robbed at Downtown Brooklyn park
A teen was attacked and robbed at a Downtown Brooklyn park on Nov. 6.
Cops said the teen was walking in McLaughlin Park at 3:40 p.m. when an unknown perp started punching him in the face and stomach, then peeled his Moose Knuckle jacket, worth $1,500, from his body. The perp allegedly threatened to cut the victim if he moved, then ran off on Tillary Street. Cops could not immediately find the perp, and it was not clear if the incident was captured by any nearby security cameras.
Boerum Hill burglar arrested
An alleged burglar broke into a Pacific Street apartment building in broad daylight in Nov. 5.
Cops said the 21-year-old man illegally entered a building near 4th Avenue shortly before 2 p.m. and proceeded to move from apartment to apartment, breaking and entering each one. A resident eventually called police, who arrived on the scene and arrested the suspect. According to police, the man had various burglary tools in his backpack when he was found.
Gym rat steals debit card
A gym rat stole a man’s belongings out of his locker while he worked out on Nov. 2.
Police said the victim left his stuff in a locker at the Atlantic Avenue PureGym just before 5 p.m., but did not lock it. After the man finished his workout and headed home, he realized his debit and transit card were missing, and that someone had made several purchases — totaling $87 — with his card.
Man attacked at Fulton Street fast food restaurant
Three men attacked and robbed a man inside a Fulton Street fast food restaurant on Nov. 3.
Cops said the victim was sitting at Burger King shortly before 4 p.m. when three men approached him. One put him in a headlock while the other two punched him repeatedly, the victim said. One of the perps yanked the hat from his head, and the other took his Nike backpack before the trio ran out of the restaurant. The victim gave chase, but when he caught up to the perps on Willoughby Street, one of the men turned around and simulated a gun in his pocket and told the victim to back up before he shot him.
