70th Precinct
Flatbush—Midwood
Brass knucklehead
Police arrested a man who they say bashed a man while wearing brass knuckles on Church Avenue on Oct. 18.
The victim told police that he was between E. 17th and E. 18th streets at 10:30 am when the suspect brandished the brass knuckles and clocked him over the eye, causing a nasty gash to open up, cops said.
Cell swipe
A man was arrested for allegedly stealing a woman’s cellphone that she momentarily placed on a counter top inside a Flatbush Avenue store on Oct. 12.
The victim told police that she was inside the retailer between Avenues H and I at 7:05 pm when she placed her cellphone on a counter top for just a moment, before turning around to find that someone had swiped it.
Police later reviewed surveillance footage at the store, and spotted the suspect nabbing the victim’s cellphone, according to court documents.
Platform phone snatcher
A man was arrested for allegedly taking another man’s phone from out of his hands at the Church Avenue subway platform on Oct. 18.
The victim said he was waiting for the B train near 18th Street at 12:20 pm when the suspect grabbed the phone from his hands and uttered a threat.
“If you come after me, I’m going to beat you up,” the suspect allegedly barked.
— Colin Mixson
