88th Precinct
Fort Greene–Clinton Hill
Bus blunder
A weasel snatched a teenager’s cellphone from his hand as he was waiting for the B38 bus on Vanderbilt Avenue on Oct. 13.
The 14-year-old victim told police he was waiting for the bus near Willoughby Street at 3:20 pm when the jerk took his phone and ran. The boy chased after the lout for a block until another punk appeared and raised a baseball bat, ending the pursuit, a report said.
Rode off
Some snake on a bicycle grabbed a man’s phone as he was reading his text messages on the way to the Clinton Avenue subway on Oct. 16.
A report said the man was strolling to the station near Greene Avenue at 5:33 pm when the nogoodnik rolled up on his two-wheeler and snatched his phone.
Hoop scoop
A thief stole a guy’s wallet as he was playing basketball in Fort Greene Park near St. Edward Street on Oct. 10.
The hoopster left his bag containing his wallet on the ground as he went to play ball in the park by Washington Park at 5 pm, and when he returned he realized someone had gone inside his knapsack and taken his property, according to authorities.
What a tool
Some filcher stole a guy’s tools, cooler, rearview mirror, and radio from his car parked on Clermont Avenue on Oct. 14.
The victim told police he parked his vehicle in front of his home near Park Avenue at 5 pm on Oct. 13, and when he returned the next day at 11 am, he noticed that his car mirror was missing.
Upon further inspection, he discovered that his radio and his work tools were also gone.
— Lauren Gill
