76th Precinct
Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill–Red Hook
Getaway bike
A bike-riding bandit swiped a woman’s wallet on Baltic Street on Aug. 31, according to police.
The woman was between Smith and Hoyt streets in Carroll Gardens at noon when the goon came up from behind, took her wallet, and peddled away toward the Gowanus Houses, police said.
The snatcher got away with credit cards, an identification card, a car key, and $450 cash, a police report states.
Bauble bandit
A brigand stole an estimated $16,300 in jewelry from a Smith Street apartment after he bashed in the building’s front door sometime between Aug. 22 and 30.
The residents were on vacation when the lummox broke into their home between Third and Fourth streets in Carroll Gardens, police said. He stole an engagement ring and a wedding band, as well as assorted earrings, bracelets, and watches, officials said.
Time is money
A sneak climbed through a Henry Street window and took a pair of watches worth an estimated $60,000 between Aug. 27 and 28, cops said.
The cat burglar climbed a fire escape on the building between First and Second places in Carroll Gardens and opened a window to get into the apartment some time between 6 am and 1:30 pm the following day, police said.
He took Rolex brand President and Yachtmaster watches — as well as a gold rosary, three pairs of Michael Jordan sneakers, and 40 digital video discs, officials said.
Road rage
An enraged driver slashed another motorist’s tires after they got into an argument at the corner of Hamilton Avenue and W. Ninth Street in Carroll Gardens on Aug. 26, police said.
The two got into it at 8 am, and after a verbal back-and-forth, one guy spiked the other guy’s tire with an unknown object before fleeing in a white Chrysler, police said.
Bad luck
A Lorraine Street lout stabbed a guy over a game of dice on Aug. 27, according to a report.
The 26-year-old oaf was gambling with his 55-year-old victim in an apartment between Otsego and Columbia streets at 10:15 pm when they got into an argument, police said.
The older roller was walking to his car when the younger man stabbed him several times in the torso, officials said.
— Max Jaeger
