61st Precinct
Sheepshead Bay—Homecrest—
Manhattan Beach—Gravesend
No good deed
An opportunistic thief took advantage of a man studying in a Coyle Street park on May 3, when the victim agreed to let the perp use his cellphone, according to authorities.
Police say the cruel crook asked the victim if he could use his cellphone while the two were near Avenue Y at 9:28 am. Cops say the robber then reached into the victim’s pocket and snatched his wallet.
The victim grabbed the thief’s bike and the situation escalated when the perp pulled out a knife and stabbed the victim in the torso. The suspect dropped the stolen cellphone and wallet but kept $10 of the victim’s money.
The perp then fled on his bike, according to authorities.
Purse perils
Cops cuffed one of the suspects who assaulted a 53-year-old woman and stole her purse while she was on E. 28th Street on April 27.
Authorities say the victim was near Avenue X at 9:20 pm when the alleged thief approached her with another assailant. Cops say the duo punched the woman in the face, grabbed her bag, and then fled on foot.
Rough reception
Three cruel tricksters robbed a 22-year-old man who thought he was buying a cellphone from the trio on Haring Street on April 30, cops say.
Police say the victim met the good-for-nothings near Voorhies Avenue at 11:40 pm. When the victim tried to buy the cellphone, the men punched him in the face and stole his cellphone and $360 in cash, according to reports.
Wired for wrongdoing
Cops cuffed a knife-wielding suspect who they say stole electronics from a guy on Nostrand Avenue on April 30.
Cops say the victim was near Emmons Avenue at 9:15 pm when the suspect threatened the man with a knife and then punched him and stole the gadgets.
— Vanessa Ogle
