60th Precinct
Coney Island—Brighton Beach—Seagate
Gunslinger
A marauder brandished a gun at a man and stole his cash on W. 15th Street on Aug. 22, police said.
The victim told cops he was at Mermaid Avenue at 1:10 am when the man threatened him with a black gun and stole his cellphone and cash from his pocket. The gun-toting baddie then ordered the victim to withdraw more money with his debit card, according to a police report.
But before the snake had a chance to swipe the additional cash, he was scared off and fled on foot, said cops.
Knife fight
A wicked woman jumped over the counter of a Brighton Beach Avenue bodega on Aug. 24 and pinched cash from the register, according to authorities.
The victim told police she was in the store near Coney Island Avenue at 7:20 pm when she and the villain started to tussle over the money.
After the brief struggle the miscreant pulled a knife and warned: “If you touch me, I will stab you,” the victim told police.
The crook fled on foot, said cops.
Six-pack swipe
A man was arrested for trying to leave a Cropsey Avenue store without paying for a six-pack of Mike’s Hard Lemonade on Aug. 28, said police.
The man tried to flee the bodega near W. 17th Street with his ill-gotten goods at 7:50 pm, said cops. When he was approached by a security guard he pulled out a knife and threatened: “Don’t try anything,” police reported.
Jewel theft
Bandits ransacked a woman’s Brightwater Court apartment and ran off with some jewelry on Aug. 26, officials stated.
The victim told police that she left her pad near Brighton Fifth Street at 11 am to buy bread and when she returned, discovered that someone busted the locks on her front door. The home was in disarray and an assortment of bling was stolen, said police.
— Caroline Spivack
