‘Terminal’ illness
Are there more thieves than shoppers at the Atlantic Center Mall? More criminal activity has popped off at the uber-sketchy hub of commerce.
• A thief snatched a woman’s bag while she shopped on July 5. The victim told cops she had placed the bag down for less than a minute at around 12:30 pm when the thief took a cellphone, an iPod and $20.
• A thief managed to swipe a woman’s wallet from her bag on July 6 while she sat in front of the Children’s Place store at around 1 pm. When the victim went to make a purchase minutes later, she realized she was missing an assortment of credit cards and IDs.
• A crafty thief bumped a woman and stole her billfold while she shopped at the DSW Shoe Warehouse on July 10. The victim told cops that she was scoping some shoes at around 4:30 pm when some goon bumped her. When she went to buy some items, she realized she was missing $20 and an assortment of IDs and credit cards.
DOA
A bloodthirsty murderer shot a man once in the head and four times in the torso on July 9.
The 26-year-old victim was found lying face up at around 11:49 am in the Walt Whitman projects on North Oxford Walk.
Cops do not yet have description of the suspect.
Bar swipe
A thief swiped a woman’s pocket book from the back of her chair while she was partying at a Lafayette Avenue bar on July 11.
The victim told cops she was hanging out at Mullanes between Lafayette and DeKalb avenues at around 12:30 am when she noticed her bag was missing. She lost an assortment of credit cards, IDs, a Blackberry, and $100.
Fiends!
Two 20-somethings were beat down by a bloodthirsty trio of youngsters in Fort Greene Park on July 10.
The victims, who are 25 and 26 years old, said that they were inside the park and near the corner of Myrtle Avenue and Washington Park at around 10:45 pm when the three thugs in training approached and said, “All we want is your money!”
The soon-to-be victims — perhaps noting that their attackers were only two 12 and 13 year old boys and a 14-year-old girl — refused, and were both beaten about the face.
Minutes later, Officer Khamwatee Brijbukhan slapped the cuffs on the three troublemakers.
Freak out!
A sexual deviant assaulted a woman in Fort Greene Park on July 9.
The victim told cops that she was near the corner of Washington Park and DeKalb Avenue with the perp at around 3:15 am when the freak asked her, “Want to go on a date with me?” The victim refused, stood up from the bench and the rejected freak groped her chest.
The victim then went to Brooklyn Hospital and alerted cops but refused medical attention. She also said she lost $25.
B&E
A woman discovered that her Lafayette Avenue apartment had been invaded by a thief earlier this month.
The victim told cops that she was last in her crib between Carlton Avenue and Cumberland Street at around noon on July 3. When she returned seven days later, her front door and window to the fire escape were unlocked. The thief got an assortment of jewelry worth $5,000, an iMac computer and camera equipment.
Bat and bike
A baseball bat-wielding bicycle thief menaced a deliveryman and stole his ride on July 8.
The owner of the cycle told cops that he was riding at the corner of DeKalb and Classon avenues at around 11:20 pm when the berserk thug tried to go all “Adam Dunn” on him. The victim ditched the cycle, and the thief picked it up and took off.
Moto madness
At least two motorcycles were stolen within the 88th precinct last week — though one was returned to its rightful owner.
• The owner of a Kawasaki crotch rocker noticed his ride was missing from South Elliot Place on July 8. He said he had parked it two days before between Fulton Street and Hanson Place at around 8:45 pm.
• Three teens were busted trying to steal a Suzuki from Lafayete Avenue on July 8. Cops rolled up on the scene between South Oxford Street and South Portland Avenue at around 7:30 pm and arrested two of the minors, who had broken the steering lock and cut several console wires.
