Sub no way
At least three robberies — and two on the same train! — took place on manic subways last week. Here are the grisly details:
• A thug choked and mugged a 25-year-old man early on July 4 on the 4 train between Atlantic Avenue and Nevins Street. The victim told cops that the crazed hooligan thrust his forearm into his throat, stating, “Give me money, I want everything,” before removing $15 and the grand prize: a $400 smartphone.
• A goon mugged a man at gunpoint early June 30 on the 4 train between Borough Hall and Atlantic Avenue. The victim told cops that the perp kept asking him for the time before finally pulling his silver revolver, sticking it in the victim face and rifling his pockets for an HTC phone.
• Two thieves are suspected of stealing a woman’s wallet from her purse on a Bay Ridge-bound R train on June 28. The victim told cops that she boarded the train at Times Square at 7 pm, when two men asked her for directions. When she got off the crowded train at Atlantic Avenue, she realized to her dismay that her purse had been unzipped and her wallet had been swiped.
Box cutters
Two cold-blooded purse-snatchers brandished box cutters to mug a pair of women early on July 1 on Carlton Avenue.
The victims told cops that she was between Lafayette and Greene avenues when two men approached them from behind and grabbed their purses, before fleeing. The criminals stole a total of $1,000, credit cards and electronics.
Bad design
Four gun-wielding thieves robbed a fashion boutique on Putnam Avenue on July 3, netting $200 and various electronic goodies.
The victim, who works at Guz Design at the corner of Grand Avenue, told cops that the bandits entered the store just before 2 pm, and bullied their way into the basement with firearms, before grabbing the stuff.
Speak uneasy
A thief smashed a window of a bar on Greene Avenue early on July 4, but left without taking anything.
Workers showed up at the bar, which is between Clinton and Waverley avenues, and saw that the bandit had tampered with items inside the store, but oddly enough did not remove even one item.
Park phone
A teenage thief grabbed a woman’s iPhone at Fort Greene Park on July 1 — and then threw his victim to the ground, causing cuts to the elbow and bruises to the face.
The victim told cops that the rogue young man snagged her 3G smartphone at 3:30 pm, and she pursued him to no avail.
Wheel report
At least two vehicles were stolen last week. Here are the squalid specifics:
• A thief grabbed a 2005 Ford Escape on June 3 from the corner of S. Oxford Street and Atlantic Avenue. The owner returned to the spot in the afternoon to find only shattered glass.
• A thief swiped a 2000 Toyota Tacoma from Carlton Avenue early on June 28. The victim told cops that he noticed the missing car — and the tell-tale broken glass — when he left his home between Lafayette and Green Avenues to go to work.
Ice burgs
At least two homes — one on wheels! — were burglarized last week. Here’s a rundown:
• A thief smashed the rear window of an apartment on Ryerson street on June 27. The victim told cops that she returned home between Myrtle and Park avenues to find her $1,500 laptop missing.
• A burglar sliced open a screen and swiped a Macbook from a 1997 Chevrolet motor home parked on Flushing Avenue near Ryerson Street on June 29.
