60th Precinct
Coney Island—Brighton Beach—Seagate
Canine crook
Cops cuffed a man who they say used a vicious dog to threaten a Mermaid Avenue bodega clerk into opening the register on Aug. 10 — and stole beer after his original plan failed, according to police.
Three men entered the bodega near W. 27th Street at 11:40 pm, one with a large pooch, police said. The animal wrangler allegedly unleashed his dog, held it by the collar, and said to the clerk, “Give me all the money in the register and the milk behind the counter,” police said.
But the clerk refused. Instead, the dog owner grabbed a beer and left, saying “When I come with my 40, you better empty the register,” reported authorities.
Pharmacy arrest
Police apprehended a woman who they say attacked a clerk who tried to stop her from leaving a Mermaid Avenue pharmacy on Aug. 10 with stolen items, according to officials.
The clerk at the store near W. 30th Street told police that he saw the woman place cosmetics, cotton ear swabs, glasses, and shampoo in her bag and head for the door just after 11:30 am. He stopped her and asked to see her receipt, but the woman punched him in the chest and fled the store, authorities said.
The clerk had already called the police beforehand, and the cops were waiting outside, according to an official report. The woman was reportedly in possession of a forged debit card and Xanax pills without a prescription, said police.
Basketball court gunfire
An unidentified gunman shot a 29-year-old man on a W. 23rd Street basketball court in broad daylight on Aug. 10.
Police said that a woman called 911 saying she heard five gunshots from the court near Mermaid Avenue at 1:30 pm. The police arrived and found the victim with a gun wound to his left foot.
Witnesses told authorities that the shooter was about 6-foot, wearing a navy-blue hooded sweatshirt with black pants, and using a silver pistol with a laser attachment.
The shooter fled toward W. 22nd Street, according to police. The authorities recovered seven .45 shell casings and two fired bullets.
Motorcycle missing
Someone swiped a man’s motorcycle left chained at a Brighton Seventh Street parking lot on Aug. 11.
The bike’s owner told police he saw the bike the night before, but realized at about 10:30 pm that it had been stolen from the lot near Neptune Avenue. The motorcycle had been chained, locked, and secured to a fence. The chain and lock were still there, officials said.
— Eric Faynberg
