62nd Precinct
Bensonhurst—Bath Beach
Struck out
Police cuffed a guy for striking a man in the head with a metal tool on Bath Avenue on Aug. 1.
The victim told police the two got into a verbal argument near Bay Seventh Street at about 7 pm when the suspect started hitting him in the hand and forehead with the metal tool, according to authorities.
Cashed out
A lout stole a guy’s cash and phone from his car parked on 86th Street on Aug. 1, police said.
The man told police he left his car near 16th Avenue at about 9 pm when the punk swiped his cellphone and $2,850 from inside, according to authorities.
Card crook
A baddie stole a guy’s credit cards from inside his vehicle parked on New Utrecht Avenue on Aug. 6, police said.
The man told police he left his Nissan Altima near 85th Street at about 5:15 pm when the crook took his three credit cards from the passenger side, police said. The malefactor charged the cards at various locations but they were not authorized, officials said.
Thirsty thief
A crook stole a few beverages from a store on 18th Avenue on Aug. 6, police said.
The jerk entered the store near 61st Street and started putting a bunch of iced teas in his pockets and backpack at about 4 pm, according to authorities. Someone saw the thief and tried to stop him, but he displayed a syringe and said “I got a shiv,” officials said.
Bye-cycle
A punk stole a guy’s bike from inside the hallway of a building on Avenue O on July 30, police said.
The man told police the malefactor broke into the building near W. 10th Street at about 2 pm through an unlocked side door and rode off with the specialized bike, police said.
— Julianne Cuba
