60th Precinct
Coney Island—Brighton Beach—Seagate
Chipped
Cops cuffed a woman who they say stole potato chips from a fast food chain on Stillwell Avenue on April 26 and assaulted a person who tried to stop her.
The victim told police the woman entered the store between Mermaid and Surf avenues at 3:56 pm and stole the chips. The victim confronted the woman, who spit on them and hit them with luggage, police reported.
Picking on the elderly
A good-for-nothing stole an old man’s wallet out of his hands on Brighton Beach Avenue on April 23.
The 81-year-old man said he was near Brighton First Street at 1:20 pm when the thief took his wallet. It contained cash, MetroCards, and his identification. The thief then fled towards the Boardwalk, cops said.
Wallet woes
Police arrested a man who they say stole a woman’s wallet in a laundry room on W. Eighth Street on April 29.
The woman said she left her wallet in the room at the residence between Sheepshead Bay Road and Surf Avenue at 5:50 am. When she returned later, the bill fold was gone, according to authorities.
Police said they found the wallet and arrested a man in relation to the incident.
— Adam Lucente
