94th Precinct
Greenpoint–Northside
Suds punk
Cops cuffed a rogue who they say robbed a Manhattan Avenue laundromat and ran off with a wad of cash after pushing an employee to the ground on the night of Aug. 25.
The victim told cops she was at the cleaners near Dupont Street at around 9:20 pm when she saw the alleged crook come out of the room where the money is kept with a stack of cash in his hands.
The victim followed the guy as he fled through a side entrance and asked for the cash back, and the man allegedly shoved her to the ground, causing pain in her back, chest, and head — and landing her in Bellevue Hospital, according to authorities.
Cops caught up with the alleged crook at Manhattan Avenue and Clay Street, but did not recover the stolen cash, a police report states.
Hug and run
A troublemaking trio allegedly stole a guy’s cellphone at a N. Sixth Street bar before hoofing it out on Aug. 25, but cops managed to collar one of the sneaks and get the mobile back.
The victim was hanging out with two friends in the watering hole near Berry Street when three guys came up and hugged them, made some small talk, then abruptly left the bar at around 2 am, authorities say.
The victim noticed his phone was missing and followed the trio out to Driggs Avenue to confront them, but they ran down N. Sixth Street towards Roebling Street, according to a police report.
Cops caught up with the one of the alleged pickpockets at N. Eighth and Roebling streets and recovered the pilfered phone, authorities said.
Motor crossed
A couple of speed demons tried to steal a guy’s motorcycle while it was parked outside his India Street apartment on Aug. 26, but he scared them off before they could go through with the grab.
The victim told cops he left his hog parked outside his apartment near Franklin Street at 1:30 am, then spied two shady-looking characters lurking near the bike as he watched through his window.
He then saw one of the punks lift up the motorcycle cover and tug at the lock chain he had secured around it, while the other waited in a getaway car nearby, cops say.
When the victim went outside to confront the duo, the one eyeing the bike jumped into the car and they both sped down India Street towards McGuinness Boulevard, according to a police report.
Street sneak
A sneak swiped a woman’s phone right out of her hand on Manhattan Avenue in the late night hours of Aug. 27.
The victim says she was near Noble Street and talking on her phone at around 11:40 pm when the scofflaw came up and snatched the phone out of her hand, according to authorities.
The fiend fled down Manhattan Avenue to Calyer Street and continued to run on Calyer towards McGuinness Boulevard until the victim lost sight of him, according to a police report.
— Allegra Hobbs
