61st Precinct
Sheepshead Bay—Homecrest—
Manhattan Beach—Gravesend
Flash for cash
A foul-mouthed lout stole a wad of cash from a man on Ocean Avenue on Nov. 5.
The victim told police he was standing on the street near Neck Road at 7:30 pm when the goon approached him from behind and hissed “M———–, give me your money.”
He then flashed a metal blade and attemped to slash the victim by swinging it at him, according to the police report. The victim took $60 from his pocket and handed it to the punk.
Held up
A punk held up a Neptune Avenue bodega on Nov. 5.
A goon approached the counter at the store near Cass Place at 7:20 pm and warned that he had a gun. He proceeded to simulate a weapon under his sweatshirt, teasing what the victim thought was a firearm, according to the police, and demanded money.
The cashier opened his register and put $200 on the counter. The thief grabbed the money and fled, cops said.
Bejeweled
Someone stole jewelry from an Ocean Avenue apartment on Nov. 3.
The victim left for work at 8 am, according to police. When she returned home, a few pieces of her baubles were nowhere to be found.
Slasher
A punk tried unsuccessfully to break into an Ocean Avenue apartment on Nov. 3.
The victim told police she was in her abode near Voorhies Avenue at 7 am when she saw a guy try to slash the screen of the victim’s bedroom window. The lout fled when the victim peeked out the window to survey the scene, according to police.
Nightcrawler
A goon stole jewelry and a cellphone from an E. First Street apartment on Nov. 8.
The victim told police she left her apartment at midnight. Upon returning at 1:30 am she discovered her bedroom had been ransacked and her rear window had been opened, according to the report.
— Lauren Gill
