70th Precinct
Flatbush—Midwood
Cutting concern
Police arrested a 20-year-old woman for harassing another woman with a kitchen knife on Ocean Avenue on June 24.
The victim was between Canton Avenue and St. Paul’s Court at 5:50 pm when the suspect brandished the sharp blade. The victim felt that she was in danger of being killed given that the woman was standing in close proximity, she told police.
Table it
A 37-year-old woman was arrested for violently attacking a man with a wooden plank with exposed nails on it on Clarendon Road on June 24, police say.
The victim told police he was near E. 22nd Street at 7:20 pm when the woman repeatedy struck his face with a wooden table leg that had nails protruding from the end.
The victim suffered lacerations to the face and had several teeth knocked out. He received medical attention at a local hospital.
Scoot along
Police arrested a 20-year-old man for assaulting and mugging a man at Cortelyou Road on June 21.
The men were near Flatbush Avenue at 7 pm when the suspect surrounded the victim with a cohort before punching him repeatedly and striking him with a scooter. The two attackers also took the victim’s bag, which contained money, a bank card, and other items.
The victim’s hands suffered swelling, bruising, and scratching.
— Melissa Goldin
