Die’s not cast
A man robbed an Atlantic Avenue bank on April 24 and got away with $18,000.
Police said that the man entered the Sovereign Bank on the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Court Street at 10:55 am and walked straight to a teller’s desk and handed over a note demanding cash and indicating that he was armed.
The robber got away clean because the teller was unable to insert a die pack into the cash bag.
With a little help
Someone broke into Barney’s Smoke Shop on Schermerhorn Street on April 21, but needed a friend to help him ransack the place.
According to a witness, a man smashed a window in the store, which is near Court Street, at 11:15 pm. He then left, and returned a short time later with a buddy — the two men put $300 into a large white bag.
Cut off
Petty theft almost turned into a near double stabbing at the F train’s Bergen Station on April 23 after a man snatched an iPhone out of a female rider’s hand.
According to the victim, the perp grabbed the device and ran off as the train pulled into the station at 7:50 pm. The woman and a witness chased after the robber, but were held off when he pulled out a box cutter and threatened to slash them.
With nowhere to go, the knife-wielding knave was quickly arrested, and the phone was returned to its rightful owner.
— Evan Gardner
