84th Precinct
Brooklyn Heights–DUMBO–Boerum Hill–Downtown
Knock knock
Someone knocked on the door of a Baltic Street apartment on May 12 and then punched the woman who answered it, police claim.
The victim told police she opened the door of her abode near Hoyt Street at 11 am only to receive a punch in the face. The fiend also snatched her cellphone from her hand and ran away, police reported.
Smoked out
A bodega on Wolcott Street got in trouble for forging cigarette tax stamps, police said.
Cops found the illegal cigarettes at the store near Richards Street on May 10 at 9:40 pm.
Tow thanks
A sneaky thief stole more than $2,000 worth of car parts from a vehicle in a tow lot on Columbia Street sometime between April 30 and May 1, police claim.
Police say the car, a 1995 white Chevy, was towed on April 30 and the theft was discovered on May 1.
Foodie
A hungry crook stole a woman’s EBT card from her Baltic Street apartment on May 10, police claim.
The victim told police the crook was visiting her home near Hoyt Street at 10 pm, when the card went missing.
Light theft
A smoker robbed a man on Degraw Street on May 9 — after asking the victim for a cigarette.
The victim told police he was near Hoyt Street on his way to work at 6:15 am when he gave the smoker a cigarette. That’s when the perp pulled out a knife.
“Empty your pockets,” he said, taking $230 before running off.
— Jaime Lutz
