70th Precinct
Flatbush—Midwood
Sweater diver
A 45-year-old woman was arrested for stealing a man’s wallet from his sweater pocket in a Flatbush Avenue deli on June 13.
The victim told police that he had set his sweater down in the deli between Caton Avenue and Lenox Road at 4 pm, only to noticed the suspect reach into the article’s pockets and flee.
Checking his sweater, he found that, sure enough, his wallet — including his cash, credit and Social Security cards — was missing.
Cup of pain
A 22-year-old man was arrested for allegedly beating a man with a drinking cup on Nostrand Avenue on June 17.
The victim told police that he was between Avenues H and I at 5 pm when the suspect struck him in the neck and head with the beverage holder.
Sullen shoplifter
A 36-year-old woman was arrested for shoplifting from a Church Avenue pharmacy on June 16.
An employee told police that she was working at the store between E. Third and E. Fourth streets at 2 pm when she noticed the suspect stuffing merchandise, including a travel mirror, into her handbag, and then heading for the door.
Employees say they stopped the suspect and reclaimed the stolen items — and took the suspect’s personal bag, too. In a fit over getting caught, and losing her own property, the suspect hurled a rock at the store’s front window, cracking it, before stomping off, according to police.
— Colin Mixson
