61st Precinct
Sheepshead Bay—Homecrest—
Manhattan Beach—Gravesend
Cab caper
A gun-wielding thug robbed a cab driver inside his taxi on Coyle Street on June 21, taking $3,725.
The victim told police that he picked up the robber on Bayview Avenue at 10:45 pm, and took him to Coyle Street near Avenue Z at his request. As they neared the suspect’s destination, the crook spotted one of his accomplices standing nearby and told the cabby to pull over by the other man.
When the driver pulled over, the suspect drew a pistol and bashed the driver on the head. The crook then ripped the cash out of the chauffeur’s jacket pocket, while the man on the street opened the cab door and helped him flee, according to police.
Gym bandit
A crook looted a man’s locker inside a Kings Highway chain gym on June 20.
The victim told police that he left his wallet inside the locker of the franchise between E. 10th Street and Coney Island Avenue at 12:30 pm, and returned after a vigorous five-hour workout to find that his wallet, along with its $120 contents, were missing.
So, this happened
Three gun-wielding thugs attempted to rob a man after creating a barricade with their Cadillacs on Shore Parkway on May 23.
The victim told police that he was driving near E. 14th Street at 8:30 pm when two black Cadillacs maneuvered in front and behind his vehicle to trap him at the intersection.
As three men wielding pistols leapt from the Cadillacs, the victim, who happened to have $6,000 locked in his trunk, took the keys out of his ignition and fled for his life, before returning a half hour later to find that his cash and car were miraculously unmolested.
Kung fu nut
Cops are hunting for a woman who they say punched and kicked another lady in the face on Avenue V on June 20.
The victim told police that she was inside her apartment between Ford and Coyle streets at 11:30 pm when the suspect punched her in the face and kicked her body, sending her to Coney Island Hospital with some nasty cuts.
Eighth Street looter
A crook ransacked a man’s E. Eighth Street apartment on June 22 — taking $2,000 cash and thousands in jewelry, according to police.
The victim told police that he left his home between Avenues T and U at 10:15 am, and returned four hours later to find that his valuables were looted. The victim also admitted that he hadn’t locked his front door, cops said.
Drunken landlord
Cops are hunting for a woman’s landlord after he drunkenly slurred her name outside her E. 19th Street apartment on June 21 — calling the victim a “fat pig,” cops said.
The victim told police that she was between Avenues V and U at 4 pm when the suspect began banging on her door, yelling, and making a firm demonstration of his inebriation. At one point the landlord called his tenant a, “Piece of s— and fat pig,” according to police.
Repairs delayed
A crook looted an MTA worker’s locker inside a Kings Highway transit facility sometime between June 21 and June 23, taking the man’s tools.
The victim told police that he secured his valuables inside the facility near E. 16th Street at 8:10 am, and returned two days later to find his locker secured by a zip tie instead of a padlock, and roughly $200 worth of tools missing.
— Colin Mixson
Reach reporter Colin MIxson at cmixson@cnglocal.com or by calling (718) 260-4514.
