70th Precinct
Flatbush—Midwood
Roommate strife
A 26-year-old man was arrested for assaulting and threatening his roommate on two separate occasions in their Avenue K apartment on July 6 and 7, and for possession of marijuana on Lawrence Avenue, police said.
The victim was sleeping in his room in their shared apartment, located between E. 14th and 15th streets, on July 6 at 1 am when his roommate allegedly entered and strangled him, punched him in the chest, and told him to move out in the morning.
The suspect entered the victim’s room again on July 7 at 7 pm and allegedly brandished scissors at his roommate, stating that he was going to kill him. At 10 pm that evening a police officer found the suspect on Lawrence Avenue in the alleged possession of a Ziploc bag containing marijuana.
Face time
Police arrested a 32-year-old woman for attacking a pedestrian on Nostrand Avenue on July 8.
The victim was between Avenues J and K at 11 pm when the woman allegedly struck the pedestrian with a glass plate, causing a laceration to the head, and scratched the victim’s hand, police said.
Recorded in Accords
A 28-year-old man was arrested for entering two cars and stealing a navigation system on E. 14th Street on July 4, police said.
The man allegedly entered a 2012 Honda Accord at 1:20 am and a 2010 Honda Accord at 1:50 am, both parked between Avenues J and K. He took a Garmin navigation system from the second vehicle, which was recovered later, police said.
— Melissa Goldin
