62nd Precinct
Bensonhurst—Bath Beach
That escalated quickly
Three galoots stole a guy’s car from a bank parking lot on 86th Street on April 11 after getting into an argument with him, police said.
The victim parked in front of the financial institution near Bay 35th Street around 6:35 am and went in to use the automated teller machine. A guy got in line and stood a bit too close to the victim, and when the victim asked the stranger if he could help him with something, an argument ensued between the victim, the personal space invader, and the goon’s buddy — who asked if the victim was “looking to get f—— up,” according to a police report.
The victim pushed past the duo and out the door, but told police that one of the guys hopped in his car before he could and drove away. The other guy hopped in a car waiting in the parking lot and they followed their pal.
Caught red-handed
Cops arrested three men who they caught breaking into a 14th Street apartment on April 8, according to a police report.
A police officer witnessed one man stealing jewelry from the home between 67th and 68th streets around noon, while another kept an eye out and a third waited in a getaway car.
When officers moved in to arrest them, one of the men whacked a sergeant across the face with a water bottle and pushed him down a flight of stairs, authorities say. That guy dropped the jewels and got away, but police cuffed his two accomplices, according to a report.
Nike nabber
Some jerk stole a sneaker off a teen on W. Fourth Street on April 9, according to a police report.
The 13-year-old victim said she was between Highlawn Avenue and Avenue S, walking to school around 9:15 am, when the shoe thief struck. He came up from behind her, grabbed her ankle, tore off just one of her Nike Air Jordan sneakers, and fled, police said.
Put on hold
Two hooded bandits stole a woman’s phone while she was using it on 66th Street on April 10, police said.
She told police she was near Cameron Court around 4:30 pm when the thieves struck. They came up from behind and grabbed her phone from her hand, police said. One pushed her and they both jetted.
Debit card thief
A filcher stole a few thousand dollars from a W. 11th Street woman after somehow getting his hands on her new debit card she ordered through the mail on March 22, police said.
The victim, who lives between Avenues S and T, ordered the debit card but never received it in the mail. She later received statements from her bank that someone was buying stuff and withdrawing money. In total, the fraudster scammed her out of $3,645, according to police.
— Dennis Lynch
