84th Precinct
Brooklyn Heights–DUMBO–Boerum Hill–Downtown
Water as weapon
A brute hit a woman in the face with a plastic gallon jug of water after they got into a dispute at Pacific Avenue subway station on Dec. 24.
The victim was walking up the stairs in the station near Fourth Avenue at 6:30 pm when the man accidentally hit her in the head with his bag, a report said. The woman told the guy to be careful and he got defensive, eventually smashing her in the noggin with the jug, leaving lumps on the back of her head, according to authorities.
Held up
Some worm held up a guy with a gun on Nevins Street on Dec. 23.
The victim was strolling by Livingston Street at 3:10 pm when the mugger grabbed him, pulled a silver gun, and growled, “Give me all your stuff,” cops said.
Cut
A pair of knife-wielding knaves slashed a man on York Street on Dec. 24.
The victim told police he was near Gold Street at 2:30 am when the crooks approached him from behind and cut him with the blade, tearing his left side abdomen, left shoulder, and right hand.
Smoke break
A sneak broke into an Atlantic Avenue apartment and stole the occupant’s cigarettes and other belongings on Dec. 21.
The resident returned to his home near Court Street at 2 pm to find that a thief had ransacked his abode and taken his watch, television, and pack of Marlboro cigarettes, authorities said.
Overexposed
Police arrested a group of guys who they say attacked a man while he was snapping a picture of a Downtown building on Atlantic Avenue on Dec. 20.
The victim was by Fourth Avenue taking the photo at 3:20 pm when the suspects allegedly started punching him in the face, and one of the guys snatched his phone from his hand and wallet from his pocket in the midst of the attack, according to a report. The victim’s wallet was returned by an anonymous bystander with $300 missing, cops said.
— Lauren Gill
