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By Anna Wendt
Brooklyn Daily
60th Precinct
Coney Island—Brighton Beach—Seagate
To the ground
Police arrested a 25-year-old man who they say knocked two different men to the ground and then assaulted one of them on Brighton Sixth Street on June 4.
The victims told police they were between Banner Avenue and the Belt Parkway at 10:40 pm when the suspect pushed one man to the ground, and then another. The second victim told police he was punched in the face and held down by another group of men while the suspect hit him in neck, head, and arms with a broom.
The defendant is being charged with assault, menacing, criminal possession of a weapon, attempted assault and harassment.
Make-up stash
Policed arrested a 33-year-old for trying to steal a number of make-up products from a store on Neptune Avenue on June 8.
According to police, the suspect tried to leave the store between W. Fifth and W. Sixth streets at 5 pm with various unpaid-for items, most prominently 103 make-up products.
The defendant is being charged with petit larceny and criminal possession of stolen property.
Carnival clash
Policed arrested a 23-year-old man for damaging the prizes at a Bowery Street game booth and assaulting each of its workers on June 8.
The victims told police the suspect was at the carnival booth between W. 12th Street and Jones Walk at 11 pm when repeatedly swung a bat and broke some toys.
The suspect punched one worker in the face and also hit him with the bat, hit a second worker in the head with the bat, punched a third worker in the neck, and told a fourth worker he would be back for her later, cops reported.
Police said that when they arrested the man, he also had marijuana in his pocket.
The defendant is being charged with assault, attempted assault, criminal mischief, menacing, criminal possession of a weapon, unlawful possession of marijuana and harassment.
— Anna Wendt
Reach reporter Colin MIxson at cmixson@cnglocal.com or by calling (718) 260-4514.