Big cash
At least two people broke into a Kings Highway supermarket on Oct. 22 and got away with a lot of cabbage.
The suspects entered the closed store, which is between West Fifth and West Sixth streets, through an opening in the roof at around 8:30 pm, cops said. They disabled the grocery store’s alarm system before empting more than $50,000 from the safe, ATM and cash registers inside.
Utrecht snatch
A vicious purse-snatcher cornered and robbed a woman as she walked down New Utrecht Avenue on Oct. 25.
The victim, 24, was at 84th Street at around 9 pm when the suspect tried to grab her purse. The two struggled until the thug finally pushed the woman to the ground and snatched the pocketbook, fleeing with $60 and various debit and credit cards.
Bus-ted
Police arrested four men for attempting to rob a man as he stood at a Bay Parkway bus stop on Oct. 20.
The 22-year-old victim told cops he was waiting for the bus between 63rd and 64th streets just before 11 pm when the four thugs pulled up next to the curb in a gray car. The suspects called out to the victim, and when, he wouldn’t reply, got out of the car and walked toward him, telling him to hand over the gold chain around his neck.
When the suspects started to get violent, the victim turned and ran, and the suspects gave up.
Close the window!
At least two homes in the neighborhood were broken into last week when homeowners left windows unlocked:
• The 66-year-old owner of a home on 24th Avenue house between 87th and 88th streets, told police that he returned home at around 9 am on Oct. 25 and noticed a rear window wide open, and jewelry missing from inside.
• Just 45 minutes later, someone broke into a West Third Street home. The 55-year-old victim told cops that he entered his home, which is between 17th and 18th avenues, just before 10 am and found one of the unlocked windows open. The thief made off with various pieces of jewelry.
— Emily Lavin
