84th Precinct
Brooklyn Heights–DUMBO–Boerum Hill–Downtown
Selfie struck
Police arrested a man who they say beat a guy with a selfie stick on Lawrence Street on July 18.
The victim was arguing with another person by Willoughby Street at 9:55 pm when the suspect allegedly bashed the victim on the arms and back with the camera-holding device, according to authorities.
Fright night
A pair of goons threatened to shoot a woman if she didn’t hand over her pocketbook on Livingston Street on July 23 — but got scared off by her screams for help.
The victim told police she was near Clinton Street at 9:55 pm when a man and a woman started pulling on her purse. She pulled back, at which point the lady thief flashed a gun and said, “Give me your pocketbook or I’m going to shoot you.”
The victim then screamed, and the miscreants ran off empty-handed.
Stick up
Cops cuffed one of two men who they say knocked a guy to the ground and beat him with a stick on Smith Street on July 18.
The victim was near Fulton Street at 6:24 pm when he got into an argument with the two suspects, and one of them then pushed him to the ground while the other took a stick the victim was holding and whacked him several times all over the body, authorities said.
One of the suspects then took the victim’s phone, and both ran off, officials stated.
Police later cuffed one of the suspects, but are still searching for the phone thief.
Bling fling
A cat burglar broke into a woman’s Warren Street apartment on July 22 and stole her jewelry while she was out doing grocery shopping.
The victim left her abode near Fourth Avenue at 1:30 pm to pick up some produce, locking the door behind her, police said.
But when she returned home, she discovered the baddie had removed her bling from her dresser and scattered it on her bed, but several items — including her wedding band and diamond rings — were gone, cops said.
Blow hard
The boys in blue slapped cuffs on a man who they say tried to steal a guy’s phone and threatened to beat him up on an A train on July 19.
The victim told police he was traveling on the Downtown-bound train at 3:05 pm when the suspect started smoking in the car, blowing smoke into his face — so the victim snapped a photo of the suspect and the pair got into an argument.
The suspect then allegedly tried to take the victim’s phone, snarling “I’m take your phone and f— you up when we get out the train,” but was not successful, according to a police report.
— Lauren Gill
