60th Precinct
Coney Island—Brighton Beach—Seagate
Kicked on the ground
Police arrested a 29-year-old man for kicking another man in front of a Coney Island Avenue building on June 18.
The victim was between Avenue V and Gravesend Neck Road at 3 am when the suspect attacked, kicking him in the stomach and knocking him to the ground. The alleged attacker continued to kick him in the gut while he was lying on the ground, police reported.
The victim was treated at a local hospital.
Double trouble
Cops arrested a 27-year-old man for threatening to attack another man at a Neptune Avenue building on June 24.
The victim told police he was between Brighton Fourth and Brighton Sixth streets at 5:55 am when the suspect brandished two large knives and he felt that he was in danger of being attacked.
Cold crime
A 29-year-old woman was arrested for attempting to steal a sweatshirt from a Boardwalk shop on June 22.
Police say the would-be thief tried to steal the garment from the store between Brighton Seventh Street and Coney Island Avenue at 4:35 pm, but she was stopped before she could leave. In her attempt to leave, she shattered the shop’s glass door by ramming her shoulder into it, cops said.
She resisted arrest by attempting to run away, flailing her arms, going limp, holding her arms against her body, and refusing to be handcuffed.
Broken burglar
A 32-year-old man was arrested for breaking a window in a woman’s W. Second Street apartment on May 1.
A witness heard the shattering of a window of the apartment between Avenues X and Y at 11:35 am and saw the suspect emerge with his hands bleeding.
The apartment’s window had been broken and its contents shifted about, the woman told police.
The burglar has been ordered to keep away from both the woman and her apartment.
— Melissa Goldin
Reach reporter Colin MIxson at cmixson@cnglocal.com or by calling (718) 260-4514.
