78th Precinct
Park Slope
Bat baddie
Cops cuffed a man for allegedly threatening a woman on Wyckoff Street on Sept. 24.
The victim told police that the suspect allegedly waved a baseball bat in her direction in a threatening manner near Third Avenue at around 2 pm.
Police arrested the man later that day on misdemeanor menacing charges, according to police reports.
Drug busted
Police arrested a man for alleged possession of drug paraphernalia on Fourth Avenue on Sept. 24.
Patrolling officers stopped the bicycle-riding suspect for recklessly riding on the sidewalk near First Street at 10 PM, before searching his pockets an allegedly finding a crack pipe.
Police arrested the man for misdemeanor charges of criminal possession of a controlled substance, according to police reports.
Park puncher
A bruiser assaulted a man in a Dean Street playground on Sept. 27.
The victim told police that the brute hit him in the park between Sixth and Carlton avenues at around 3 pm.
The victim later became uncooperative with police, and refused to provide a description of his attacker.
Not-for-rent
A joker listed a woman’s Lincoln Place home for rent on craigslist on Sept. 16.
The victim told police that two men rang her doorbell asking tour the home between Sixth and Seventh avenues at 1 pm on Sept. 22, when she discovered the fraudulent online-listing.
Checked out
A lout assaulted a library worker on Fourth Avenue on Sept. 21.
The victim told police that he asked the crook to leave the book-rental establishment near Pacific Street at 4 pm when the villain shoved him and spit on him.
Shoplifter
Cops arrested a woman for allegedly stealing from a Seventh Avenue grocery store on Sept. 30.
An employee told police that the suspect entered the store near Fifth Street at around 6:45 pm before allegedly grabbing $218 worth of goods and attempting to flee.
Police arrived on the scene and cuffed the woman on misdemeanor petit larceny charges, according to police reports.
Social security scammer
A scammer stole a Sixth Street man’s social security number on Sept. 17.
The victim, who lives between Seventh and Eighth avenues, told police that a swindler called him at around noon pretending to be a rep with the Social Security Administration and demanded his personal information, which he turned over.
— Aidan Graham
