62nd Precinct
Bensonhurst—Bath Beach
Purse snatched
A big lug ripped a purse from a woman’s shoulder on 66th Street on Jan. 6, cops said.
The victim was near 18th Avenue in Bensonhurst at 12:30 am when the brute tore the purse off her and took off down 18th Avenue toward 67th Street, according to a police report.
Window job
A sneaky thief stole jewelry from a Bay Parkway apartment on Jan. 8, the authorities reported.
The resident returned to the apartment between W. Ninth and W. 10th streets in Bensonhurst at 9:45 am and found the front door ajar, police said.
After taking a look around, the tenant realized someone had climbed through a bedroom window, even though the fire escape didn’t reach the window the thief apparently used, a police report states.
Door prize
A burglar busted the front door to a Bay Ridge Avenue apartment and stole $1,000 cash from inside on Jan. 8, per the NYPD.
The victim returned to the home between 20th and 21st avenues in Bensonhurst at 7:30 am and saw someone had broken the lock to the front door, officers said.
Bauble on
Someone stole $950 and jewelry from a 70th Street apartment on Jan. 7, cops said.
The resident returned to the apartment between 20th and 21st avenues in Bensonhurst at 7 am and found the basement door ajar, police said. The burglar ripped an alarm system’s motion sensor off the wall, a report says.
— Max Jaeger
