61st Precinct
Sheepshead Bay—Homecrest—
Manhattan Beach—Gravesend
Cruel crooks
Two bullies robbed a man on Bedford Avenue on Sept. 1, according to police.
The victim told cops he was between Avenue U and Gravesend Neck Road at 1:30 am, walking home from a train station, when two crooks clobbered him. The punks stole the victim’s iPhone, gym bag, and his wallet and fled.
Bus bully
A stealthy thief snatched a woman’s wallet out of her purse while she was riding the bus on E. 16th Street on Sept. 1.
The woman was riding the B82 between Avenue P and Kings Highway at 3 pm when a crook copped her wallet. According to the police, there is video surveillance of the crook on the bus.
Gym goon
A hothead stole a man’s belongings from a Nostrand Avenue gym on Sept. 2.
According to reports, the victim was working out at the fitness center near Avenue Y at 7 pm when a thief broke the lock on his gym locker and stole his possessions.
Money hungry
A goon snatched cash from a man withdrawing money from an automated teller machine on Kings Highway on Sept. 4, cops say.
The man was pulling his money from the cash dispenser near Coney Island Avenue at 10:45 am when the punk ripped the cash from the man’s hands.
When the victim tried to catch the crook, he suffered minor lacerations, police say. According to reports, video surveillance of the thief is available.
Cold-hearted crook
Police arrested a perp who they said stole an elderly woman’s jewelry at E. 18th Street on Sept. 5.
According to reports, the perp grabbed the woman’s gold chain between Avenues S and T at 2:30 pm. Cops say senior citizen was not injured.
Reckless robbery
A gun-wielding goon robbed a man on Avenue R and Gerritsen Avenue on Sept. 6.
Police say the perp approached the victim with a handgun, demanded his property, and then fled. According to reports, the victim was not injured.
— Vanessa Ogle
