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By Max Jaeger
Brooklyn Daily
62nd Precinct
Bensonhurst—Bath Beach
Mother and son
Police arrested a 25-year-old man for beating up his 64-year-old mother in their Bay 19th Street home on July 6.
The victim told cops the two became embroiled in an argument in the home between Cropsey Avenue and Shore Parkway at 3:20 pm.
Reports state the suspect grabbed his mother by the throat, threw her to the ground, and kicked her in the stomach.
Honeymoon is over
A man who had been living with his girlfriend for a week broke her phone and punched her in the face during an argument at their Bay 17th Street apartment on July 2, according to police.
The two were in their apartment between Cropsey Avenue and Shore Parkway at 6:30 pm when the man shattered his sweetheart’s cellphone by taking it from her and throwing it to the ground, police said.
He left in a fit, but came back through the victim’s bedroom window, locked the door, and socked her in the kisser when she tried to leave, reports state.
Swipe happy
A lock-picking larcenist broke into an 18th Avenue residence and stole jewelry, electronics, and $2,500 in cash on July 1.
The burglar broke into the home between 72nd and 73rd streets in Bensonhurst at 10:30 am and grabbed the goods before the resident came home later that day, police said.
The victim told police that he only locked the front door knob, which could be easily opened with a credit card, reports state.
Telephone tag team
Two bullies put a teen in a headlock and stole his phone while he was sitting in a park at the corner of 71st Street and New Utrecht Avenue on July 1.
The teen told cops he was minding his own business at 2:23 pm when one goon put him in a headlock and the other grabbed for his phone.
The second tough guy threatened to hit the victim if he didn’t loosen his grasp, police said.
The pair pried the phone from their victim and fled onto a Manhattan-bound D Train at 71st Street and New Utrecht Avenue, reports state.
— Max Jaeger