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By Matthew Perlman
Brooklyn Daily
84th Precinct
Brooklyn Heights–DUMBO–Boerum Hill–Downtown
Sweet swipe
Cops nabbed an alleged crook with a sense of humor and strange taste after he supposedly chucked a rock through the door of a Joralemon Street candy store on Aug. 15, and stole two dolls and some children’s shirts.
Workers at the sweet spot between Court Street and Boerum Place said a vandal threw a rock through the glass door at 3:55 am, and then took a Ted doll, a limited edition Ted doll wearing a tuxedo, and six children’s shirts.
The stuff is worth $270, according to the store. Cops showed up and cuffed a 33-year-old suspect.
Tools taken
Someone stole a man’s tools from his truck on Aug. 11, while it was parked on Willoughby Street, police said.
The handy 45-year-old truck owner told police he locked up the vehicle between Lawrence and Bridge streets at 2 pm, and when he returned an hour later the doors had been tampered with and his tools taken. The burglar made off with two drills and a hydraulic crisper, cops said.
Train gang
Police arrested three teens — and are looking for three more — who they say beat up and robbed a passenger on the D train on Aug. 12.
The 21-year-old victim told cops he was riding a Manhattan-bound D train at 3:50 am when a group of teens approached him near the DeKalb Avenue station, which is at the corner of Flatbush Avenue Extension.
The group started punching him in the face, then took his wallet, phone, and backpack before getting off the train, according to a police report.
Cops found three teens in the station, a 14-year-old and two 15-year-olds, who the victim identified as being among his attackers, the report says. Three more teens got away, cops said.
CitiBike swipes
There were two arrests made in two separate incidents involving CitiBikes in the precinct this week. Here’s how they stack up:
• Cops cuffed a man who they said stole a CitiBike from its dock at the corner of Willoughby and Duffield streets on Aug. 7.
Police said a 60-year-old man removed the bike sometime after 12:19 pm. They found him at 8:20 pm in Sunset Park, noticing that the guy had tried to spray-paint the bike so it did not look like it was part of the bike share program, according to a police report. Cops contacted CitiBike, confirmed that it was stolen, and arrested the man, the report says.
• Police arrested another man for allegedly stealing a CitiBike from a dock at the corner of Elizabeth Place and Fulton Street on July 30.
Cops said a 21-year-old removed the bike sometime after 2 pm. They found the guy on Aug. 1 in Prospect Lefferts Gardens at 2:43 pm, and suspected the CitiBike did not belong to him, according to a police report. The bike share program confirmed that it did not, and police arrested him, the report says.
Computer heist
A terrible techy took 10 computers from an Adams Street classroom sometime between Aug. 5 and 11, cops said.
An employee of the school between Johnson and Tillary streets left the desktop computers in an unlocked classroom at 2:30 pm on Aug. 5, according to the police report. He found them missing on Aug. 11 at 11:30 am, the report says.
Employment problem
A degenerate stole a woman’s wallet from her bag as she used the computer in a job center on Bond Street on Aug. 12, authorities reported.
The 27-year-old victim told police she was in the center between Fulton and Livingston streets at 11 am when she noticed the wallet missing. The bill fold contained $50 in cash and a debit card, cops said.
Park problems
Two fun-hating cretins copped soccer players’ bags from Pier 5 in Brooklyn Bridge Park.
• A snatcher took a man’s bag as he played soccer at the pier on Aug. 7, police said.
The 26-year-old baller told police he left his bag near the fence while he was playing soccer on the pier, which is near the corner of Joralemon and Furman streets, from 7 pm until 9 pm. When the game was done he noticed his bag was gone, cops said. The bag contained a cellphone, credit, and debit cards, according to a police report.
• Someone snagged another soccer player’s bag from the same field on Aug. 15, cops said.
The 34-year-old player told police he was on the field from 7 pm until 10 pm, and when the game was over he noticed his bag was gone, too. It contained $50 in cash, debit and credit cards, a cellphone, and a pair of sneakers, cops said.
Don’t turn your back
A quick-moving goon swiped a man’s bag on DeKalb Avenue on Aug. 12, while his back was turned, according to a police report.
The 25-year-old man told police he was standing between Fleet Street and Flatbush Avenue Extension at 6:30 pm when he put his bag down and turned around.
When he turned back the bag was gone, he said. It contained $1,100 in cash, $700 in Foot Locker gift cards, and debit and credit cards, according to police.
Bicyclist beaten
A pair of pitiful punks punched a man off his bike on Adams Street on Aug. 14 — and looted his ride, wallet, and cellphone, according to police.
The 62-year-old victim told cops he was riding his bike towards the Brooklyn Bridge at 5:50 am when the two terrors attacked him from behind at the corner of Adams and Sands streets.
The cyclist fell from his bike when the thugs started punching him in the face, then they took his bike and other belongings before taking off, cops said.
Bodega robbery
Cops arrested one man who they said helped rob a bunch of food from a Bond Street bodega on Aug. 10.
The 43-year-old clerk told cops four men came into the store between State and Schermerhorn streets at 12:56 am, and while one of the men blocked the door the suspect said, “Don’t move or I’ll shoot you, let my boys take what they want.”
The guys took some food and left, according to a police report. Cops looked at surveillance footage of the robbery, and arrested a 27-year-old for the food heist four days later, the report says.
Talk and take
A couple of cold-hearted ladies took a 67-year-old woman’s cellphone while they stood on the corner of Aitken and Sidney places, cops said.
One of the ladies approached the older woman at 10 pm, tapped her on the shoulder, and asked if she could use her phone, according to a police report. Then the other lady grabbed the phone from the woman’s hand, and they both ran down Sidney Place towards State Street, the report says.
— Matthew Perlman