61st Precinct
Sheepshead Bay—Homecrest—
Manhattan Beach—Gravesend
Jewel heist
A thief stole thousands of dollars worth of bling from a house on E. First Street sometime overnight on April 13.
Cops say the victim left the home near Avenue S at 4:30 pm, and returned at 11:30 am the next day to find someone had broken in through the bedroom window.
The thief took a platinum and diamond engagement ring, a diamond necklace, diamond earrings, a diamond watch, and cash, police reported.
Identity thief
A good-for-nothing stole passports, birth certificates, and more from an apartment on Ocean Avenue on April 13.
The victim left the home near Avenue S at 6 am, and returned at 5:15 pm to find someone had broken in. The thief stole cash, social security cards, and a safe box, in addition to the passports and birth certificates, according to authorities.
Coin crooks
Louts stole cash out of a game machine in an Avenue U store on April 10.
The victim said that someone broke into the store near Stuart Street between 2:10 am and 2:18 am and broke into a coin-operated game machine, stealing $40 from it.
Police said there is a camera at the location, that caught the thieves wearing masks and gloves.
Missing meter
Someone stole a water meter from a house on E. 12th Street sometime between April 11 and 12.
The victim left the home near Avenue U at 3 pm, and returned at 11 am the next day to find noticed the water meter from the basement missing.
Police said there may be footage of the incident.
— Adam Lucente
