94th Precinct
Greenpoint–Northside
On the grind
A teen was arrested after he allegedly assaulted a man and stole the phone he was using to film his friend doing skateboard tricks on Lorimer Street on May 15.
The victim said that he was taping at Bayard Street at 6:45 pm when the accused ran up, punched him in the head, and grabbed the gadget out of his hand.
Police cuffed the 16-year-old and charged him with robbery and assault.
Does not do a body good
Police are searching for a man who they say slammed his brother-in-law in the head with a milk crate on Jackson Street on May 13.
The 43-year-old victim reported he was arguing with his in-law at Kingsland Avenue at 11:08 am when his brother-in-law picked up the plastic box and hit him in the head with it. The goon vamoosed and the victim refused medical attention, cops said.
Riddle me this
Cops cuffed a woman who they say punched a police officer in the face on Berry Street on May 18.
The officer was questioning the accused at the corner of N. Sixth Street at 3:40 am in regards to another case when she hauled off and hit him, according to a report. The 23-year-old woman was arrested on the spot and charged with assaulting a police officer, the report states.
Fender fencer
A thief with taste broke into a man’s Manhattan Avenue apartment on April 10 and stole his antique guitar, according to the authorities.
The 37-year-old victim said that he was out of town on that weekend and when he came back to his home between Leonard and Driggs streets, he found his 1973 Fender guitar, which he stores in the basement, had vanished. He did not report the crime until May 14, officials said.
— Danielle Furfaro
