Hood-winked
A 19-year-old was pistol-whipped and robbed in Dyker Heights on March 14 after a gun-toting thief asked him, “Do you know what ’hood you’re in?”
The victim told police that the unidentified gunman followed him as he walked from a grocery store to his car parked on 70th Street near 11th Avenue at 1:15 am.
As he got behind the wheel, the thief tapped his pistol on the driver’s side window, getting his attention. He then put the muzzle against his victim’s head, demanding his property.
“Give me your s—t,” the thief said before posing the Brooklyn geography question. He pistol-whipped the victim before running off with $40, police said.
Prowling around
Hell hath no fury like a prowler put under a spotlight.
A burglar attacked a 41-year-old Dyker Heights man with a baseball bat as he entered his home on March 10, catching the thief in the act, police said.
The victim and a friend told investigators that they stepped into the home near 83rd Street near 10th Avenue at 8 am and found the unidentified thief inside.
Police said the burglar reportedly lunged at the victim with the baseball bat, striking him in the head.
The victim suffered a deep cut, but was otherwise uninjured, police said.
The thief was last seen fleeing the area in a two door sedan.
Nothing was taken, although police found two air guns and a police vest inside the home. It was unclear if the weapons belonged to the thief or the victim.
Back bruiser
A 21-year-old man was dragged to the ground and beaten for his backpack on Eighth Avenue on March 14.
The victim said he was near 68th Street just before 5 am when an unidentified man ran up behind him, grabbed him by the backpack and pulled him to the ground.
The thug was joined by three accomplices, one of whom had a gun, police said.
The victim said that the thieves beat him before making off with his backpack, but not before having the audacity to ask if he had anything else of value on him.
A witness told police that “two gunshots” were fired off into the air as the suspects made their escape.
The thieves may have scored the backpack, but they didn’t get much: the only thing in the bag were some books, an assortment of clothing and badminton birdies.
Burglary bonanza
There were two burglaries reported last week. Here’s the rundown:
• A 65-year-old woman returned to her home on Fifth Avenue near 74th Street at 8 pm on March 8 to discover that someone had forced open a back bedroom window. Two video cameras, a camera and $200 were taken during the heist, which could have taken place as early as 9:30 am.
• More than $9,500 in jewelry was taken from an apartment on 97th Street between Third and Marine avenues on March 10. The 39-year-old victim said that she returned home at 9:20 pm to find her apartment door open and her living and bedrooms in disarray. Two Seiko watches and a Tiffany bracelet were among the pricey baubles taken.
