Gun smack
Two men jumped and robbed another man as he entered the lobby of his Sutton Street apartment building on Jan. 13.
The 38-year-old victim told cops that he walked through the front door to the building, between Driggs and Nassau avenues, at around 5:30 pm and was attacked by two thugs.
They took cash and a watch before hitting him in the forehead with a handgun and running away.
Buck bum
A man tricked and robbed a good Samaritan at gunpoint as he walked down Woodpoint Road on Jan. 17.
The victim, 41, said he was walking home at around 11 pm when a man approached him at the corner of Jackson Street and asked to borrow a dollar. When the victim pulled out his wallet, the thug pulled out a gun, pointed it at the victim and said, “Give it up, man.”
The thief then grabbed the wallet, which contained various debit and credit cards, and fled.
Engert insult
Someone burgled an Engert Avenue home on Jan. 12.
The victim, 32, told police he left the house, between Graham Avenue and McGuinness Boulevard, at around 2 pm. When he returned just after 9 pm, he noticed his apartment door was wide open and various electronics were missing from inside.
— Emily Lavin
