84th Precinct
Brooklyn Heights–DUMBO–Boerum Hill–Downtown
Crime pattern
A thief lifted more than $1,000 worth of clothes from a Smith Street store on Feb. 10 — and the design could come in handy in his future if police track him down.
The lout entered the store near Bergen Street at 7:30 pm and grabbed four black-and-white striped men’s button-down shirts and five gray and khaki pants and fled, according to a report.
Lemon
A pair of scammers promised to rent a flashy car to a guy on Bridge Street on Feb. 9 — then robbed him instead.
The victim told police he met the crooks over Instragram and told them he wanted to lease a 2016 Bayerische Motoren Werke car they had advertised. When they met up near Concord Street at 7:05 pm, the guys told him to sit inside the vehicle to make the deal.
But once inside, one of the fiends asked, “Do you know what time it is? Give me your money,” while flashing a silver gun. The victim handed over $5,200 in cash and his cellphone, and the thieves fled to an unknown location, police said.
Saved by the guard
Cops cuffed a pair of guys who they say punched a man in the face and rifled through his pockets on Jay Street on Feb. 13.
The victim told police he was near Tillary Street at 1:30 am when the two guys socked him, cutting his lip and chipping a tooth. One of the pair allegedly asked him, “You know we have a knife right?” and went through the guy’s pockets, cooing, “Give me your money.”
But before the situation could escalate, a City University of New York security guard stepped in and told the guy to drop his knife, according to the officials. Police turned up and clapped the suspects in irons, according to a report.
— Lauren Gill