78th Precinct
Park Slope
Umbrella bashing
Police arrested a 35-year-old woman who allegedly beat a man with an umbrella inside a Flatbush Avenue mall on June 8.
The male victim told cops that he was walking around the shopping center near Atlantic Avenue at 9:30 am when the woman — who faces a charge of assault — repeatedly struck him in the head with an umbrella and her elbows.
The man had swelling to his left eye and cuts to his head, according to a police report.
Home invasion
A perp burglarized a man’s Dean Street apartment and made off with nearly $6,000 worth of goods while the victim was away sometime between May 26 and June 2.
The 34-year-old victim told cops that he left his abode between Fourth and Fifth avenues on May 26 at 4 pm to head to England. When he returned on June 2 at 8:30 pm his MacBook Pro, an antique dagger, diamond stud earrings, an amber ring, speakers, iPod, six cufflinks, five shirts, and computer hard drives were missing.
Multiple people had access to his apartment while he was away, cops said.
Motorcycle theft
A criminal stole a man’s motorcycle that he left parked on Sixth Avenue sometime overnight on June 2.
The victim told police that he left his blue Yamaha on the street near Garfield Place on June 2 at 5 pm. When he returned the next day at 6 am, his two-wheeler was gone.
Quick hands
A sly thief stole a woman’s wallet right out of her bag while she was perusing through a Flatbush Avenue department store on June 5.
The 25-year-old victim told police that she was in the store near Atlantic Avenue for about 20 minutes at 4:35 pm.
She only realized her wallet, holding her debit and credit cards, Social Security card, and $460, was missing after she received a call from her bank shortly after asking her to verify a transaction inside of the store.
Video surveillance shows the perp attempting to make a purchase with the victim’s credit card, which was declined, police said.
Car jacked
A bandit stole a woman’s 1994 Honda Civic that she left on Park Place overnight on June 3.
The 57-year-old victim told police that she left her green ride on the street near Vanderbilt Avenue on June 3 at 11 pm, and when she went to get her car the next day at 2 pm, it was missing.
Looted abode
A crook broke into a woman’s Saint Mark’s Avenue apartment and made off with her laptop and assorted jewelry on June 6.
The 36-year-old victim told cops that sometime between 7:30 am and 6 pm the thief got into her residence near Fifth Avenue through the back window, which does not lock. The crook jacked her computer and jewelry and left through the rear door, which was left unlocked, according to a police report.
A neighbor told cops that she saw a strange man leaving the residence at 10 am with a large duffle bag.
Too easy
Someone stole a man’s car that he left parked on Fifth Avenue with the key in the ignition on June 9.
The victim told police that he left his white Lincoln on the street between Fifth and Sixth streets at 3:35 am to go into a nearby Fifth Avenue bar. When he returned an hour later he turned on his car to warm it up and then left to go sit and eat a slice of pizza at a pizza joint close by, leaving the key still in the ignition.
When he returned shortly after, his ride — equipped with a navigation system — was gone.
Boyfriend bully
Cops cuffed a 30-year-old man who allegedly robbed an iPhone from his girlfriend inside an Atlantic Avenue supermarket on June 8.
The 23-year-old victim told police that she was shopping inside the chain food store between S. Portland Avenue and Fort Greene Place at 1:20 am when her boyfriend walked in and demanded his car keys.
Police say the man then threw the victim to the ground and forcefully grabbed her cellular device from her bag.
The man — who faces a charge of robbery — fled the scene and was arrested on the corner of S. Portland and Atlantic avenues, cops reported.
— Natalie Musumeci
Reach reporter Thomas Tracy at ttracy@cnglocal.com or by calling (718) 260-2525.
