68th Precinct
Bay Ridge—Dyker Heights
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A bandit busted into a man’s 68th Street apartment and stole $2,000 on Oct. 20, said police.
The victim told police he left his home between Fourth and Fifth avenues at 9 am and upon returning later in the day he noticed his bedroom window was open and the screen was pushed out. He checked his makeshift safe, and noticed his $2,000 in $100 bills was gone, said officials.
Police noted that the open window is beside a fire escape.
Roommate rumble
A goon slashed his roommate with a kitchen knife on Bay Ridge Avenue on Oct. 18, said police.
The victim told cops the two got into a verbal dispute in their apartment between Ridge Boulevard and Colonial Road at 11:05 pm. It turned physical when one man picked up a kitchen knife and slashed his roomate’s right arm, police reported.
Officers are looking for the roommate.
Jewel thief
A pilferer snuck into a woman’s Third Avenue apartment on Oct. 18 and made off with gold jewelry, said police.
The woman returned to her apartment between 92nd and 93rd streets at 11:30 am and noticed her apartment was ransacked, said officials. Gold watches, rings, a bracelet, and a necklace were lifted, police said.
Sneaky heist
The manager of a Fifth Avenue fast-food chain lifted thousands of dollars from the store’s registers from Oct. 16 to 20, said police.
The employee removed the cash from the fried chicken chain between 92nd and 93rd streets each night but did not deposit it into a company bank account like he was suppose to and instead pocketed $9,355, said police.
When the branch manager discovered what was going, on the worker stated, “I’ll pay you back, just give me some time,” said officials.
The man remains at large, said police.
— Caroline Spivack
