88th Precinct
Fort Greene–Clinton Hill
Cabbie nightmare
Cops cuffed a man who they say robbed a cab driver on Cumberland Street on April 29.
The driver told police the guy flagged him down on Flatbush Avenue near Atlantic Avenue at 1:15 am and got in the cab. As he was driving to Cumberland Street and Park Avenue the guy asked the driver to stop at a bodega so he could get money out of the automated teller machine, officers reported.
Authorities said the driver stopped, and the man got out to retrieve his cash, and got back in. Once the driver reached the destination, the guy demanded the cabbie hand over his money, and grabbed cash from his victim, according to a police report.
The driver said he tried to chase down the man, but at one point the suspect turned around with a gun, so the victim stopped and called 9-11. Officers responded and tracked down the guy, slapping cuffs on him.
Tech thief
Some sneak stole a woman’s laptop and charger out of her Myrtle Avenue apartment while she was gone for the day on April 25.
The victim told police she left her abode by Hall Street at 1:30 pm and locked the door, but when she returned at 5 pm she noticed her entryway had been unlocked and her MacBook Air and charger were gone.
There were no visible signs of forced entry and no fire escape for the thief to enter through, according to authorities.
Pocket-booked
A weasel stole a senior citizen’s pocketbook as she was hanging out in Fort Greene Park on April 29.
Cops said the 69-year-old victim was attending a park event near DeKalb Avenue, and realized later, at 10:30 pm, that a thief had stolen her purse containing her credit card, identification card, and keys at some point since she last had her bag at 8 pm.
Bagged
A lout stole an elderly woman’s purse from her Lafayette Avenue apartment on April 25.
The 79-year-old woman told police she left her pad by St. James Place at 2 pm and locked the door. But when she returned home at 7 pm she noticed her handbag containing her checkbook, birth certificate, and cellphone was gone, according to a report.
— Lauren Gill
