62nd Precinct
Bensonhurst—Bath Beach
Victim sings
Police arrested a suspect who they said threatened to kill a Bay 31st Street man he just robbed if the victim called the cops — because the victim called the cops.
The man followed his prey to the third-floor hallway in an apartment building between Benson and Bath avenues in Bensonhurst at 12:50 pm and confronted him, police said.
The chump told his victim “if you snitch, I’m going to kill you,” before repeatedly punching the man in the stomach and taking $30 from his pockets, a police report states. Still, the brave victim alerted police and fingered the suspect in a lineup, officials said.
Strong words
A cretin got a guy to hand over $20 and a cellphone in order to avoid a beating on 86th Street on April 3.
The victim told police he was between 24th and 25th avenues in Bensonhurst at 10 pm when the tough threatened him, saying he’d beat the guy if he didn’t cough up some dough, police said.
Purse pinched
Someone stole a woman’s purse from her car parked on 63rd Street on April 11.
The lady left her bag on the passenger seat and went into a building between 20th and 21st avenues in Mapleton to pick up her cat at 3 pm, police said. She returned a few minutes later to find the car door ajar and her purse gone, officials said.
The bag contained credit cards, a cellphone, and the woman’s identification, a police report states.
Mugger cuffed
Police arrested a man who allegedly punched, tried to rob, and threatened to shoot a guy on the corner of Kings Highway and W. 11th Street in Gravesend on April 6.
The suspect confronted his victim at 9:25 am, saying, “I got a strap on me and I’m not afraid to use it, so give me all you got,” according to a police report.
The victim tried to run in a nearby store, and the alleged attacker grabbed the guy’s arm and punched him in the face, police said. The suspect did not have a gun on him when he was arrested, according to court documents.
— Max Jaeger
