Boys on girl
A group of teenagers robbed a 16-year-old girl at gunpoint as she walked down 16th Avenue on Nov. 27.
The victim told cops she was at the corner of Shore Parkway at around 9 pm when the suspects walked up to her, pointed a gun to her head and threatened to shoot. The men then grabbed her wallet and punched her to the ground, making off with cash and a phone.
Bag snatch
Someone cornered and robbed a woman as she walked down 72nd Street on Nov. 29.
The victim, 25, told cops she was at the corner of 17th Avenue at around 3:30 pm when a man walked up behind her, grabbed her purse and ran toward the subway station at 71st Street and 16th Avenue. The purse had contained a phone and various debit and credit cards.
Old bagged
A thug beat and robbed an 83-year-old woman as she walked on 17th Avenue on Nov. 28.
The victim told cops she was at the corner of 71st Street at around 2 pm when someone came up behind her, pushed her to the ground and punched her in the head. The suspect grabbed $1,500 from her pocketbook before he fled.
Open window policy
Someone climbed through the open window of a 63rd Street home on Nov. 27 and got away with some jewelry.
The 70-year-old owner of the home, which is between 21st Avenue and Bay Parkway, told police he left his house at around 1 pm.
Money train
Three men robbed a cab driver as he parked his car on 86th Street on Nov. 28 — and got away with a nice haul.
The 31-year-old victim said he was standing outside of his cab at the corner of Bay 29th Street at around 4:30 am when the suspects walked up to him and held a sharp object to his back. The thugs then grabbed $290 and a phone from the taxi before running away.
Teen terror
A teenage boy was cornered and robbed at knifepoint as he walked down 80th Street on Nov. 28.
The 14-year-old victim told police he was at the corner of 20th Avenue at around 4 pm when a man grabbed him, pushed him against a building and pulled out a knife.
“Do as I say and you won’t get hurt,” the man commanded the victim. “Empty your pockets and show me what you’ve got.”
The boy did as he was told, handing over cash and a phone before the thug ran away.
— Emily Lavin
