Lots of snatches
Petty purse grabbers were on the loose this week. Here’s a round-up:
• A thief grabbed a woman’s purse in the restroom of Wendy’s on Fulton Street at around 3:30 pm on Aug. 12. The woman had placed the bag on top of the trashcan and left the bathroom. When she returned a few minutes later, the bag was gone.
• Thieves snatched a purse sitting on the back of a stroller on Jay Street between Johnson and Tillary streets at around 2 pm on Aug. 10.
• A thief took a straphanger’s wallet on a Flatbush Avenue-bound 2 train near the Hoyt Street station on Aug. 9. The victim had fallen asleep on the train at around 4 am and awoke to find that the perp had razored his jeans and removed his wallet.
• Thieves took the purse of an employee of a Court Street gym on Aug. 12. The victim told police that two men entered the gym, which is near Warren Street, at around 4 pm.
• A thug took a woman’s purse on York Street early on Aug. 11. The woman was near Jay Street at around 5 am when a thug approached her, punched her in the face, and pushed her to the ground before grabbing her purse.
• Thieves grabbed a woman’s purse in the Rainbow clothing store on Fulton Street on Aug. 14. The woman placed her purse on the top of her stroller while shopping at the store on the corner of Bridge Street. She then turned around and walked away, leaving the bag unattended. When she returned, her bag was missing.
• A thief snatched a woman’s purse in a Fulton Street law office at around 4 pm on Aug. 13 — a crime that was discovered when the lawyer got out of a meeting at the office, which is near Adams Street in Downtown.
• A thief grabbed a Sanitation worker’s wallet and badge on Court Street on Aug. 11. The worker was near Remsen Street at around 1 pm when the perp bumped into him and swiped his wallet and metal crest before fleeing.
• A thief took a North Carolina man’s wallet at a bar on Atlantic Avenue on Aug. 9. The man was at Deity, which is between Hoyt and Bonds streets, at around 2:30 am when noticed that his wallet was gone.
Skate swipe
Thieves grabbed a man’s iPod on Furman Street on Aug. 15.
The man was riding his skateboard near the intersection of what would be Montague Street at around 9:30 pm when he was approached by three perps who wanted the fancy digital music device and threatened him with physical injury to get it.
Sparkle slip
A thief grabbed two gold diamond rings from Golden Sparkle on Fulton Street on Aug. 11.
The perp was in the store, located between Lawrence and Bridge streets, at around 7 pm, when he grabbed the rings and left without paying.
Crime down below
Subway thieves made quick work of two riders last week:
• Thugs took a woman’s iPod on the Q train at around 9:30 pm on Aug. 9 near the DeKalb Avenue station.
• And pernicious jerks grabbed a woman’s fancy cellphone on the G train at around the same time on Aug. 12. In this case, the victim was stopped at the Hoyt-Schermerhorn station when a man grabbed her iPhone.
Taxi grab
Thieves took a taxi driver’s navigation system, radio, and wallet on Pacific Street early on Aug. 14.
The taxi driver was waiting for a passenger between Bond and Nevins streets at around 5 am when three thugs approached and put a gun to the driver’s head.
The perps ordered him out of the car and made him lay down while they grabbed the goods.
Airbag swipe
Thieves stole the airbag out of a Honda that had been parked near the corner of Poplar and Willow streets on Aug. 9. The victim, who was car-sitting for her soon-to-be-ex boss, told cops that she’d parked the vehicle at around 2 pm, but returned the next day to find a passenger-side window broken and the driver’s-side supplemental restraint system missing.
