68th Precinct
Bay Ridge—Dyker Heights
Orchard raid
A bandit made off with a feast of Apple products from a 14th Avenue home on May 16, police said.
The victim reported that he left his home between 66th and 67th streets at 10 am and returned at 2:30 pm to find his iPad, iPad mini, iPod Classic, and iPod Touch all missing. How the plucky thief got in is unclear, cops stated.
Dyker heist
A burglar busted into a 76th Street residence and stole thousands in jewelry and cash on May 16, according to cops.
The victim reported leaving her home between 11th and 12th avenues at 2 pm and returning an hour later to find her basement door broken in. Inside, she discovered her stash of bling and $3,500 in cold currency missing, law enforcement officials said.
No refund
A lowlife enlisted a locksmith to break into a 68th Street garage and steal the tools stored inside on May 14 — and left only a receipt for the handiwork behind, authorities reported.
The victim told cops he went to the rented carport between Ridge Boulevard and Bay Cliff Terrace at 9:55 am to find the door unlocked. On the floor inside, he found the stub from the locksmith, according to a report.
He went to the key craftsman, who told him he had gotten a call for assistance at the garage and had opened the entryway for the scoundrel only an hour before.
Large sums
A schemer scammed $25,000 out of a woman living on 68th Street on May 15, cops said.
The victim stated that she got a call from the con artist at her home between Fort Hamilton Parkway and 10th Avenue at 2 pm. The chiseler told her over the phone that he was the New York State Banking Commissioner and ordered her to immediately withdraw $25,000 from her checking account and await a banking officer who would come to her home to pick up the funds.
The woman withdrew the dough and a man with a badge arrived at her door at 5 pm and took the money, the authorities said.
Parking violation
A thief jacked the tires and rims from a man’s vehicle on Colonial Road on May 13, police stated.
The victim told the authorities that he left his car between 86th and 87th streets at 11:15 pm and returned an hour and a half later to find his treads and hubcap covers gone.
— Will Bredderman
