94th Precinct
Greenpoint–Northside
Hardball
A man was beaten and robbed by a gang of toughs at McCarren Park on Aug. 30, officers said.
The 27-year-old victim said he was hanging out by the handball court in the park at 12:50 am when the eight to 10 young brutes surrounded him and one whacked him in the back of the legs with a bat. The victim fell to the ground and the crew demanded his money, according to a police account. He gave them $100 in cash and the robbers ran off, cops related.
Blue rush
A man allegedly attacked a police officer when he tried to arrest him on Norman Avenue on Aug. 28.
The suspect started kicking his legs when the officer tried to cuff him on the corner of Manhattan Avenue at 12:30 am, according to a report. The accused managed to land a blow in the officer’s face, according to the NYPD.
The man was charged with assault and taken to a psychiatric center, per a report.
Unhappy ending
An argument between two men on Manhattan Avenue on Aug. 29 ended when one stabbed the other in the hand, law enforcement officials said.
The victim said he was arguing with the fellow at the corner of Norman Avenue at 10 pm when suddenly the goon stabbed him in the hand with an unknown sharp object and ran off. The victim was taken to Bellevue Hospital Center with a stab wound, according to the authorities.
Pee whiz
Cops arrested a guy who they say tried to stab a Manhattan Avenue business owner who would not let him use the bathroom on Aug. 31.
The victim said the man came into the store near Norman Avenue with his legs crossed at 9:35 pm and asked to use the bathroom.
When the owner said no, the galoot lunged at him with a sharp object. The owner called police and responding officers charged the fellow with assault.
Bike-by theft
A thief on a bike snatched a woman’s phone as she was walking home on Driggs Avenue on Aug. 25, officers said.
The victim said she walking between Kingsland Avenue and Sutton Street at 11 pm when the fiend swooped in next to her, grabbed her phone out of her hand, and rode off.
Shop room antics
Someone stole a purse from a woman working at a Graham Avenue coffee shop on Aug. 26, police reported.
The victim said that she was at work at a cafe Withers and Jackson streets at 7:40 pm. She went into the back for a moment and, while there heard the front door open twice, according to a report. When she came back out, her purse was gone, she said.
— Danielle Furfaro
