62nd Precinct
Bensonhurst—Bath Beach
Smoke break
Cops busted an 18-year-old man who they say ripped off the owner of a 25th Avenue bodega for a few bucks worth of merchandise after he refused to sell the man a single cigarette on Oct. 19.
The 59-year-old victim told police that he was behind the counter of his deli between Benson and Bath avenues at 2:45 pm, when the suspect sauntered up and demanded the man take a cigarette from a pack and sell it to him.
When the grocer refused, the young man threw a fit and swiped at least five whole dollars worth of potato chips and chocolates, and stormed out, cops said. The deli owner gave chase, but only managed to retrieve a knuckle sandwich from the smoker, according to police.
Gun goon
A gun-wielding biker robbed a man on 16th Avenue on Oct. 18, taking his cellphone.
The victim told police that he was between Bay Ridge Avenue and 70th Street at 9:30 pm when the suspect pulled a gun on him and demanded his goods. The victim then forked over his cell, and the thief fled up 16th Avenue on a BMX bike, cops said.
Clothing crooks
Cops busted two 17-year-old boys and an 18-year-old man for allegedly swiping clothes from an 86th Street retailer on Oct. 13.
An employee told police that he was working at the clothing store between 21st Avenue and Bay Parkway at noon when he spotted the suspects grab some merchandise and make for the door.
The man tried to intercept the alleged thieves on their way out, but the suspects turned around and socked him a few times, before fleeing on foot, cops said.
Cutting remarks
A cup-wielding psycho slashed a woman’s face at an 86th Street restaurant on Oct. 11.
The victim told police that she had taken a seat at the eatery between 24th Avenue and Bay 37th Street at 2:50 am when the reprobate sauntered up and demanded she “get up.”
Then, without further warning, the madman grabbed a glass cup and smashed it across the victim’s face. The victim said she’d never seen the man before, cops said.
Like a rock
A carjacker drove off with a man’s 2011 Ford E350 he parked on 21st Avenue on Oct. 16.
The victim told police that he left his car near 67th Street at 11 am, and returned three days later to find an empty spot where his ride had been.
Bike pinched
A bike bandit rode away with a man’s 2006 Yamaha motorcycle he left on Bay 35th Street on Oct. 18.
The victim told police that he parked his bike between Bath and Cropsey avenues at 9 pm, and returned the next day to discover his riding days were over.
Cool crook
A thief looted jewelry from a man’s 15th Avenue home on Oct. 19.
The victim told police that the burglar broke into his abode between 84th and 85th streets at 8:20 am, entering through a first-floor window after pushing in the air conditioner mounted there. Once inside, the thief snatched all the jewels he could find and fled, likely through a rear door, cops said.
Files flinched
A thief stole cash and patient files from an Avenue O medical facility sometime between Oct. 16 and 18 — and changed the locks.
The victim told police that he left his business between W. Eighth and W. Seventh streets at 10 am, and returned on the 18th to find the locks had been changed at his business. Once he got inside, he discovered $450 and patient files were missing, cops said
— Colin Mixson
