78th Precinct
Park Slope
Apprehended attacker
Cops cuffed a man who allegedly punched a woman in the ribs and stole her purse on Third Avenue on April 18.
The victim told police that she was sitting and eating near Butler Street at about 5:30 am when the 52-year-old scoundrel punched her in the ribs and made off with her pocketbook containing $60 and her cell phone.
The perp — who faces a charge of a robbery — fled the scene on foot down Third Avenue and cops nabbed him at the corner of Union Street.
Unlucky customer
An opportunistic crook swiped a man’s wallet left inside a Flatbush Avenue diner on April 15.
The 32-year-old victim told police that after he finished eating in the restaurant near Sterling Place he paid using his credit card, placed his credit card back in his wallet, and mistakenly left it on the table of the eatery before leaving at 11 pm.
When he came back just five minutes later his brown leather wallet holding $400, four different credit cards, and his driver’s license was missing.
Couple of screws loose
Police collared a man who allegedly broke into a Carroll Street apartment with a screwdriver on April 17.
Cops followed the perp on foot as he suspiciously went up to numerous buildings and pulled on the front doors.
Officers observed the 43-year-old criminal – who now faces a felony charge – as he pried open the front door of the Carroll Street apartment near Fourth Avenue with the screwdriver at about 11:50 am and removed a vacuum cleaner.
The perp refused to be handcuffed by keeping his arms under his body and failed to comply with officer’s orders, according to a police report.
Stealthy steal
A sneaky thief slipped the wallet out of a woman’s jacket that was hanging on a chair inside a St. Marks Avenue bar on April 19.
The 22-year-old victim told cops that she was sitting with friends at the pub near Flatbush Avenue and she left her coat holding her Louis Vuitton wallet in the inner pocket on a nearby chair at 8:30 pm.
An hour later, the woman realized that her wallet — containing $100, her credit cards, and drivers license — was missing from her jacket.
The victim told police that a charge was made for $113 at a Metropolitan Transit Authority vending machine.
Vicious perp busted
Police arrested a miscreant who allegedly punched a woman in the face after he stole her wallet inside a Fourth Avenue building on April 18.
The 53-year-old victim told cops that while she was cleaning the offices inside the building between 13th and 14th streets the criminal took her wallet out of her backpack at about 3 pm.
“I didn’t take your money,” said the 44-year-old alleged crook who attempted to flee the scene after the woman confronted him, according to a police report.
The woman tried to stop the him from leaving and he allegedly punched her in the face, causing a red mark. Cops busted the suspect after the victim pointed him out.
Walk out, break in
A criminal burglarized a St. Marks Place apartment and got away with about $3,500 worth of electronics on April 19.
The 34-year-old victim told police that she left her abode between Fourth and Fifth avenues to go out for a walk at about 1:40 pm.
When she returned two hours later, she noticed she had damage to her front door and her iPad and two MacBook Pros were missing.
MyPhone
A hooded crook grabbed a woman’s iPhone right out of her hand on Flatbush Avenue and got away on April 16.
The 26-year-old victim told police that the thug snatched the cellular device when she was on the corner of Plaza Street West at about 2:40 pm and ran off.
Nightrider
A thief jacked a man’s motorcycle parked on St. Marks Place sometime between April 17 and April 18.
The 29-year-old victim told cops that he left his blue Yamaha on the street between Fourth and Fifth avenues at 9 pm.
When he returned the next day at around 11 am, his $3,000 ride was gone.
Pickpocketer
A bandit made off with a man’s wallet that was left unattended in his jacket pocket when he was at a truck rental facility on Fourth Avenue on April 19.
The 39-year-old victim told police that he was at the establishment near Sixth Avenue dropping items off for donation at 7:10 am.
About five minutes later he saw the perp rummage through his jacket pockets, remove his wallet, holding his debit and credit cards, and $50 in euros, and flee the scene.
— Natalie Musumeci
Reach reporter Natalie Musumeci at nmusumeci@cnglocal.com or by calling (718) 260-4505. Follow her at twitter.com/souleddout.
