60th Precinct
Coney Island—Brighton Beach—Seagate
Bad fare
A thief robbed a cab driver on Brighton Beach Avenue on Oct. 5, taking his phone.
The victim told police that he was near Coney Island Avenue at 8:10 am, during which he was engaged in a dispute with his passenger, who had requested a change of destination, but didn’t want to pay for it.
Eventually, the crook nabbed his driver’s phone and attempted to flee, but ultimately resorted to violence when the cabby chased him — punching the victim in the face, cops said.
Shoe thieves
Three teen punks beat and robbed a 14-year-old boy of his shoes on Brighton Seventh Street on Oct. 8.
The victim told police he was between Neptune and Ocean View avenues at 3:05 pm when one of the kids asked for direction. That’s when another one of the teen goons sucker-punched the victim right in the kisser, cracking open his lip and knocking him to the ground, according to police.
As he lay prostrate, the boy’s attackers ripped off his sneakers, a pair of Jordans, and fled, cops said.
Bike thief
Cops arrested a man who they say attempted to rip off a bike chained to a pole on the Boardwalk on Oct. 11, and beat another man when he tried to stop him.
The victim told police that he spotted a man trying to cut through the chain securing the $300 bike to the pole near Brighton Fourth Street at 4:25 pm, and moved to prevent the theft. When he neared the suspect, however, the man allegedly kicked him hard in the shin and then fled on foot, according to police.
Cops picked up suspect on Brighton Sixth Street near Brightwater Court a short time later, after identifying him based on the victim’s description, cops said.
Have a beer
Two men were busted for allegedly beating a man with a glass beer bottle on Ocean View Avenue on Oct. 6.
The victim told police he was near Brighton Fourth Place at 3:50 pm when one of the suspects cracked a bottle over his head, before both men descended upon him with a flurry of vicious blows.
Bodega bash
Cops arrested a woman who they say bashed a 43-year-old man in the head with some unknown, but heavy object inside a Neptune Avenue bodega on Oct. 6.
The victim told police that he was inside the deli between W. 32nd and W. 33rd streets at 12:20 pm, during which time he was embroiled in a shouting match with the suspect.
Matters came to a head — in more ways than one — when the suspect bashed the victim’s skull with something dense, cops said.
Taking a whiz
An officer slapped irons on a man for allegedly punching him in the face on Brighton Eighth Court on Oct. 11.
The arresting officer reported spotting the man near Coney Island Avenue at 10:10 pm, where he was taking a whiz on a nearby building. But it was only after the cop attempted to intervene in the man’s “business” that he took a swing at him, according to police.
Tool time
A thief ransacked a commercial truck parked on Brighton Third Street on Oct. 10, taking nearly $7,000 worth of tools.
The victim told police that he left the truck between Brighton Beach Avenue and Bright Water Court at 9 pm, and returned later to find the lock on his door completely removed. Inside, he discovered his assorted tools were missing, cops said.
Your other grandson
A con tricked a 78-year-old woman living on Brighton Beach Avenue into sending him more than $2,000 on Sept. 29 — after duping her into believing he was her grandson.
The victim told police that she was at her home between Brighton Sixth and Brighton Seventh streets at noon when she got a call from a man claiming to be her grandson in Mexico, requesting the dough.
It was only after she wired over the $2,020 that she heard from her real grandson, who said he’d never called her, cops said.
— Colin Mixson
