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By Max Jaeger
Brooklyn Daily
68th Precinct
Bay Ridge—Dyker Heights
Going postal
A maniac punched and robbed a mail carrier when he wouldn’t hand over a package on 72nd Street on March 31.
The delivery man told police he was dropping off a package between 12th and 13th avenues at around 1:40 pm when the parcel pincher approached him, claiming the delivery was his.
But when the carrier asked for some ID, the perp punched him in the face, grabbed the package, jumped into a green BMW driven by an accomplice, and sped off. The delivery man sustained a cut to his right eye and right hand, but he declined medical treatment, police noted.
Bangle burglar
A jewelry jacker made off with two bracelets worth $3,010 from an 86th Street store on April 1.
The owner of the store between Fourth and Fifth avenues was showing the thief his wares at about 5:30 pm when the perp got grabby and snatched two bracelets from the counter and fled, police say.
The man is described as black or Hispanic, standing 5-feet-8-inches and weighing 180 pounds, police say. He sports a beard and was last seen wearing a gray jogging suit, according to law enforcement officials.
Flashy criminal
A burglar made off with $3,660 worth of jewelry after breaking into a woman’s 76th Street home on April 2.
The lady said she left her abode between Fourth and Fifth avenues at 12:45 pm, but when she returned around 6 pm, someone had broken in through her front window and made off with 17 baubles, police say.
— Max Jaeger