60th Precinct
Coney Island—Brighton Beach—Seagate
Cops cuff gunman
Police arrested a man who they said nearly killed a guy he tried to rob at gunpoint outside his Neptune Avenue apartment on July 22.
The victim returned home and was unlocking his W. 32nd Street apartment door around 12:40 pm when the suspect ran up and stuck his piece to the back of the victim’s head, police reported. A struggle ensued and the suspect fired off a shot, but no one was hurt, according to officials.
Officers arrived on scene after numerous 911 calls for shots fired, arrested the robber, and got his gun, police said.
Rude awakening
A drunk knave beat up a man and stole his stuff as he snoozed on a Boardwalk bench on July 20, authorities said.
The victim was sleeping on a bench near Brighton Fourth Street just after midnight. There were a handful of guys drinking nearby and one came up to him, put him a headlock, and punched him in the eye, according to a police report.
The brute then grabbed the victim’s backpack — containing cash, clothes, phone chargers, and a bible — and he and his crew fled down the Boardwalk towards Brighton Second Street, police said.
Lights out
Two bandits knocked a guy out and stole his belongings on the Boardwalk on July 20, according to police.
The victim told police he was near Stillwell Avenue around 2 am when the pair approached. One said “give me your money” and punched him the head, knocking him unconscious, a police report said. He woke up and found his cellphone and wallet gone, the report stated.
Teen terror
Some punk pushed over and robbed a woman on the Boardwalk on July 18, according to a police report.
The woman said she was near W. 25th Street around 2:45 pm when the nogoodnik ran up and pushed her over. He grabbed her cellphone from her back pocket while she sat stunned, and split toward Surf Avenue, police said.
Booze bandit
A thirsty thief stole a dozen beers from a Mermaid Avenue bodega on July 20 — and then robbed the cashier, police said.
The lout walked into the store near W. 24th Street around 7:30 pm, grabbed the booze, and tried to walk out, said cops. The clerk tied to stop the guy, but the fiend punched him in the face and grabbed his cellphone out of his shirt pocket before fleeing, according to authorities.
Behind door No. 2
A burglar tried to break into two apartments in an Ocean Avenue building on July 20, according to police.
The would-be thief hit the first apartment in the building near Brighton Third Street around noon and the other an hour later, police said. The vandal removed lock cylinders on both doors, but failed to get inside either of the units.
— Dennis Lynch
