61st Precinct
Sheepshead Bay—Homecrest—
Manhattan Beach—Gravesend
Home invasion
A burglar ransacked a woman’s home on Kings Highway on Aug. 14.
The home invader stole multiple items of jewelry and $3,000 from the victim’s bedroom in her residence near E. 26th Street between 11 am and 2:30 pm, according to police.
Watch your windows
A man broke into man’s Avenue U apartment on Aug. 16 and stole valuables and cash.
The purloiner entered through an unlocked window on the third-floor fire escape of the building near E. Third Street between 5:15 am and 5:30 pm. The freebooter then bagged a Gucci watch, a Samsung cellphone, and cash from the living room dresser, cops said.
WeSteal
An online acquaintance robbed a woman in her Avenue U home on Aug. 8.
The victim told police she met the person through the messaging app WeChat and invited them to her residence near E. 15th Street at 9:30 am. The sneak asked to see the woman’s passport, which she went to retrieve from a luggage compartment, she told cops. The pilferer then noticed $25,000 in a bag in the luggage compartment, and snatched the bag and fled, police reported. The victim tried to stop the robber, but the pillager punched her in the back and bolted, according to cops.
— Kevin Duggan
