78th Precinct
Park Slope
Sweet tooth
A burglar stole cash from a candy store on Fourth Avenue sometime between the night of Oct. 22 and the next morning, police said.
The thief broke into the sweets shop between Second and Third streets sometime between 7:15 pm on Oct. 22 and 1 pm on Oct. 23, smashing a window and turning the door knob from the inside to gain entry, cops said.
The prowler made off with $200 in cash, according to a report.
Steal wheels
A bicycle thief snatched two road bikes from the basement of a 12th Street apartment building sometime between Oct. 5 and Oct. 25, cops said.
The victim stored the Cannondale and Giant Escape road bikes in the basement of his building between Fifth and Sixth avenues, police said.
All of the building’s tenants and a work crew doing repairs had access to the basement, and there was no evidence of forced entry, according to a report.
Artful dodger
A modern-day Oliver Twist picked a man’s pocket in an Atlantic Avenue shopping center on Oct. 26, according to the authorities.
The 20-year-old victim was walking through the mall at Flatbush Avenue when he felt a tug on his back pocket and saw the scoundrel running toward a nearby fast-food restaurant, officers stated.
Only later did the man realize that his wallet, which contained $250 in cash, was no longer in his pocket, law enforcement officials said.
Bricks flying
Cops collared a man who they say tried to break into a restaurant on Fifth Avenue on Oct. 26.
A witness near the eatery between Park Place and Warren Street alerted police when he said he saw the 45-year-old suspect trying to pry open the restaurant’s side door with a metal bar just after 5:50 pm, cops said.
The suspect then picked up a piece of concrete and tossed it through the window, the witness told police. Cops responded and arrested the man for attempted burglary.
Heavy pockets
A thief stole a laundry card-vending machine and an undisclosed amount of cash from a Plaza Street East apartment building basement sometime between Oct. 25 and 26, officers reported.
The superintendent of the building between Flatbush and Vanderbilt avenues said a burglar cleaned the place out sometime between 10:30 pm on Oct. 25 and 1:30 pm on Oct. 26, according to an NYPD account.
The laundry room was open to tenants around the clock, cops said.
— Noah Hurowitz
