A gun-wielding robber left an eatery on Dwight Street, between Wolcott and Dikeman streets, empty-handed at 7 pm on Dec. 19, despite his violently menacing words to an employee.
The would-be robber entered the restaurant and hollered, “Go behind the counter and give me the money or I’ll shoot you!”
Behind the counter went the teenage worker, but instead of emptying the cash register, he dialed 911, which caused the perp to flee.
3-buck stick-up
A criminal robbed a man at gunpoint on the corner of Van Brunt and Coffey streets in the wee hours of the morning on Dec. 29 for a grand total of $3.
The robber had a silver handgun and, at 1:40 am, told the 54-year-old victim to “Give me your money.”
The man handed over what cash he had, which was only $3, and the thief ran away.
Caught in act
Police apprehended a purse-snatcher after he knocked down a woman on Commerce Street on Dec. 28.
Curtis Daniel smashed into the 47-year-old woman, sending her falling to the ground and causing minor injuries before he stole her purse at around 12:30 pm.
But moments later, the thug was arrested when a plainclothes officer caught him as he fled — still holding the lady’s pocketbook.
The purse and all of its contents were recovered.
