61st Precinct
Sheepshead Bay—Homecrest—
Manhattan Beach—Gravesend
Washed up
Police found a dead man inside of a plastic bag on the beach near an Oriental Boulevard college on May 2.
Police responded to a 911 call at 10:20 am and found the unknown man inside the bag unconscious and unresponsive, officials said. Emergency responders pronounced him dead and the medical examiner has yet to determine a cause of death.
The death has been ruled a homicide and police are still investigating, according to authorities.
Tool trifecta
Crooks snatched tools from trucks in three separate incidents last week. Here’s the rundown:
• A raider stole a guy’s tablet from his truck on McDonald Avenue on April 25.
The guy told police he went to drop off a tire near Avenue W at 6:30 pm and when he returned to his company’s tow truck 20 minutes later, his LG Tablet was gone, according to authorities.
• A jerk stole a bunch of tools from a truck parked on Avenue W overnight on April 25.
The truck’s owner told police he parked the company vehicle near Batchelder Street at 5 pm, and when he returned the next day at 9 am, the truck’s window was broken and some prowler had removed a combustion analyzer tool, a manometer gas meter, and some hand tools, according to authorities.
• A rustler broke into a vehicle in an Avenue X garage sometime overnight on April 27 and removed expensive tools.
The owner left the commercial vehicle near W. Second Street from April 27 at 5:30 pm to 10 pm the next day, and upon returning noticed the passenger-side rear window was broken and that someone had hauled off several drills, a welding machine, and multiple craftsman tools, according to authorities.
Two on one
Police cuffed two suspects who they say tried to hit a guy with a hammer and ran off with his cellphone on W. Sixth Street on April 26.
The victim told cops he was near Avenue U around 3:30 pm when a 28-year-old man and 29-year-old woman approached him and one of them swung a hammer at him while the other yelled, “Take all of his s—,” police said.
Both suspects grabbed his Samsung Galaxy 5 and fled, according to authorities.
Bye-bye bike
Police cuffed a 27-year-old guy who they say stole a bicycle from the garage of an E. 14th Street house on May 1.
The homeowner told police he saw the suspect walk into his yard and garage near Avenue T at 1 pm and take the bike, according to authorities.
Got it back
Police arrested a teen for pushing a man and stealing his bicycle on Avenue U on April 26.
Police say the 17-year-old teen stole his red bike from its spot near E. 15th Street around 10:30 pm, and then pushed the victim after he confronted him. Officers found the bike at the scene after the suspect fled, officials said.
No trace
A creep donning a black mask robbed an Avenue U gas station on April 29.
The attendant told police the knave entered the station near Gerritsen Avenue and simulated a gun while saying “Give me the money!”
The attendant handed over $1,000 and the jerk fled in his silver Ford Expedition with its license plate covered with a baseball cap, according to authorities.
Knocked out
Police cuffed a 52-year-old guy who they claim tried to steal a man’s cellphone on April 30 and then punched him in the face.
The guy told police the suspect attempted to steal his phone from his hand on Nostrand Avenue around 8 pm. But when the victim wouldn’t give up the phone, the suspect followed him and then punched the guy in the face, according to authorities.
No money
A nogoodnik walked into a store on Nostrand Avenue on May 1 and demanded money from the clerk.
The clerk told police the jerk threatened him an unknown object in the store near Avenue Y at 4:15 pm and said “Don’t make me do this” when he demanded the money.
But when the worker showed the knave there was no money in the cash register, he fled, according to authorities.
— Julianne Cuba
