Quantcast

Cops: Suspect punches straphanger on A train

84th Precinct

Brooklyn Heights–DUMBO–Boerum Hill–Downtown

Grouchy

Police arrested a suspect who they say punched someone in the face while riding the A train near the Hoyt-Schermerhorn stop on Nov. 22, police said.

The assault happened at about 11:40 am. The man in custody resisted arrest, delaying the train, police said.

Gunning it

Cops cuffed a man who they say tried to steal a large sum of money from a group of pre-paid phone card employees on Nov. 11 on Atlantic Avenue, police claimed.

The suspect had his hand in his pocket like he was holding a gun during the robbery at 1:10 pm near Flatbush Avenue, according to reports.

Stool tool

A man was nabbed for throwing a bar stool at the proprieter of an Atlantic Avenue watering hole on Nov. 24, police said.

The booze-fueled assault happened at 5:10 am near Boerum Place.

— Jaime Lutz