61st Precinct
Sheepshead Bay—Homecrest—
Manhattan Beach—Gravesend
Bad reception
Two scoundrels robbed a man sitting in a parked car on Billings Place and E. Second Street on Aug. 18, according to cops.
The fiends held a knife to the victim’s collarbone and stole his Samsung cellphone and cash, officers said.
Bulking up
A burglar lifted a wallet from a locker at gym on Kings Highway on Aug. 19, police reported
The victim returned to the locker at the fitness facility near Coney Island Avenue at 2 pm and found the wallet gone, cops said. There have been several locker break-ins at the gym, according to reports.
Bringing the hammer down
A vicious villain struck a man with a hammer on Coyle Street on Aug. 20, officers stated.
The victim said he was arguing with the stranger near Avenue V at 9:30 am when suddenly the brute whacked him with a hammer.
Free-Mobile
A scalawag bashed in the window of a car parked on Sheepshead Bay Road on Aug. 20 and stole the owner’s cellphone, an NYPD account says.
The thief broke the passenger-side window of the vehicle left near Shore Parkway and stole the woman’s T-Mobile cellphone at 1 pm, police said.
Intruder alert
A prowler broke into a man’s apartment on Quentin Road on Aug. 21, a report says.
The intruder broke in through the side window of the house near E. 16th Street, according to police.
Haring scene
A crook stole a woman’s purse on Shore Parkway and Haring Street on Aug. 21, cops related.
The victim was taking a stroll at 6 pm when the lout approached her from behind, pushed her, and snatched the purse off her shoulder, she told police.
Gunman grab
Police arrested a man who they say opened fire with a pistol on Coyle Street on Aug. 21.
Authorities say the suspect shot a .32 caliber handgun at multiple people near Avenue Y at 9 pm. No one was hit, according to a report.
— Vanessa Ogle
