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By Colin Mixson
Brooklyn Daily
61st Precinct
Sheepshead Bay—Homecrest— Manhattan Beach—Gravesend
Purse perp
A knife-wielding thug robbed a woman on Gravesend Neck Road on March 7, taking her purse.
The victim told police that she was between E. 28th and E. 29th streets at 7:35 pm when she felt a sharp blade pressed against her throat from behind. The crook then slipped the victim’s Coach purse from off of her shoulders, and fled heading east on Gravesend Neck Road, cops said.
Lobby attack
A brazen gunman robbed an 18-year-old woman on March 7, inside the lobby of the Avenue W apartment complex.
The victim told police that she was passing through the lobby of her building between Nostrand Avenue and Batchelder Street on her way home at 12:30 pm when the gunman waltzed up to her, his weapon drawn.
“Gimme everything,” he snarled. “I’ll shoot you right here.”
The terrified woman handed over everything she had, including an iPhone and a BlackBerry cellphone, and the crook fled.
Empty pockets
A pistol-wielding thug attempted to rob a 62-year-old woman inside the common area of her Batchelder Street apartment building on March 7, but failed after realizing that the woman’s pockets contained nothing but lint.
The victim told police that she was inside the lobby of her building between Avenues V and W at 12:25 pm when the gun-wielding goon grabbed her arm and began barking orders.
“Give me what you got,” he growled. “You know what’s going to happen.”
Fortunately for the little-old victim, she didn’t have anything worth stealing and the crook walked away.
Loot and run
Two crooks looted a man’s E. Fifth Street home on March 5, taking a laptop and jewelry.
Witnesses told police that they were nearby the house between Avenues U and V at 5:40 pm when they spotted two crooks breaching a locked window on the building’s side. A few minutes later the crooks fled through the victim’s back door with his belongings.
Blade first
Cops are hunting for a knife-wielding thug who they say attacked a man on Kings Highway on March 6.
The victim told police that he was between E. 23rd and E. 24th streets at 1:12 am when the goon with a chip on his shoulder began hurling insults his way. An argument ensued, ending when the crook drew a knife and slashed at the victim, catching him in the hand.
Louisville Slugger
A bat-wielding goon bashed a man’s head on Oxford Street on March 4.
The victim told police that he was between Shore and Oriental boulevards at 9:40 am when an argument broke out between himself and the Louisville Slugger. Eventually, the other fella took his bat and smacked the victim’s head.
— Colin Mixson
Reach reporter Colin MIxson at cmixson@cnglocal.com or by calling (718) 260-4514.