62nd Precinct
Bensonhurst—Bath Beach
Teen troubles
Police arrested three of four teenagers who they say held another adolescent at gunpoint and roughed him up on 20th Avenue on April 4 for two pairs of sneakers, police said.
The victim told cops he thought he was meeting up with them to sell the pricey kicks, but when he showed up at 86th Street just after 9 pm, one of the teens came up behind him brandishing a handgun. The other three allegedly shook him down, beat him up, and fled with the trainers, but police later rounded up three of them, according to a police report.
Slashed on 79th
A pair of good-for-nothings cut up and robbed a guy on 79th Street on April 2, police said.
A witness saw the victim getting into an altercation with the two robbers in front of a home near 18th Avenue around 12:30 am. The victim ran down 79th Street, but the louts caught up with him on 19th Avenue and slashed him in the chest and leg, according to a police report.
They then grabbed his wallet — with $100 in cash inside — and hopped in a dark sedan waiting for them, and fled, said police.
Cut-rate cab ride
An irate cab patron slashed his driver during a fight over the fare on 17th Avenue on April 4, according to police.
The victim told police they were at the end of the ride near 74th Street just before 8 pm when they started arguing about the fare.
Before taking off, the rider pulled out a knife and cut the driver’s hand open, police reported.
No Gucci
A pair of shoplifters hit a high-end boutique store on Avenue T on March 28, police said.
The two thieves — a man and a woman — came into the store between W. Seventh and W. Sixth streets around 2:20 pm, said police. When the owner walked to the back of the store, the duo grabbed one Chanel and one Gucci bag and took off, security footage shows.
The owner did not notice the theft until she checked security footage the next day, according to police.
Basement dweller
A jewel thief hit a Bay 10th Street home on April 4, a police report said.
The thief broke into the home between Benson and Bath avenues around 9:30 am through a basement door and and got away with some jewelry, police said.
— Dennis Lynch
