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By Matthew Perlman
Brooklyn Daily
84th Precinct
Brooklyn Heights–DUMBO–Boerum Hill–Downtown
Very upset stomach
A trio of antisocial types raided an Atlantic Avenue drug store for antacid on Aug. 31, authorities said.
A 25-year-old employee of the store between Third and Fourth avenues said the band of bad guys came in at 11:40 am, grabbed the pills, and took off. They got 100 boxes of acid reflux medicine, which included Prilosec, Prevacid, and Zegerid, according to a police report. The store values the merchandise at $2,132, the report says.
Park problems
Police reported three thefts in neighborhood parks this week, proving that some punks just don’t want us to have any fun.
• First someone snatched a man’s bag as he played basketball in Brooklyn Bridge Park on Aug. 27.
The 21-year-old player told cops he was on the court, near the corner of Furman and Joralemon streets, at 10 pm, and left his bag alone for 10 minutes. When he went to check on it, it was gone, cops said. The Nike sling bag contained a cellphone, debit, and credit cards, police reported.
• Also in Brooklyn Bridge Park, a sneak stole a woman’s purse as she took pictures at 12:30 am on Aug. 30.
The 18-year-old victim told police she left her bag on a bench as she was shooting photos near the corner of Water and New Dock streets, and when she was finished she noticed the bag was gone. The bag contained a debit card, cops said.
• Later the same day at Columbus Park, on Adams Street between Fulton and Johnson streets, someone snatched a woman’s wallet. The 27-year-old victim told cops she was in the park at 2 pm, and left her wallet behind. When she returned at 3:45 pm the wallet containing $60 in cash, a debit card, and a MetroCard, was gone, cops said.
Business burgled
A thief stole a bunch of computers from an Atlantic Avenue office sometime during the weekend beginning on Aug. 22, police reported.
Employees working in the office between Third and Fourth avenues told cops they locked the doors when leaving on Aug. 22 at 6 pm, and when they returned at 9:30 am on Aug. 25, the door was open and the computers were gone. The crooks made off with six laptops, four electronic tablets, and a cellphone, police said.
Spool stolen
Someone stole a spool of wire from an Atlantic Avenue construction site overnight on Aug. 25, cops said.
A 55-year-old worker told cops the site, on Atlantic between Hoyt and Smith streets, was secured at 5:30 pm on Aug. 25. When he returned at 7 am the next day, a lock was broken and a spool holding 150 feet of electrical wire was gone, according to a police report.
Bad taste
A sneak stole a woman’s purse while she ate at an Adams Street restaurant on Aug. 26, authorities said.
The 58-year-old victim told cops she was eating dinner at 6 pm in the restaurant between Willoughby and Johnson streets, and placed her bag on the floor. She finished eating an hour later, and the bag was gone, cops said. The bag contained $35,000 in checks from an insurance company, $500 in cash, keys, and four credit cards, police stated.
Bike swipe
A bicycle thief struck on Wyckoff Street sometime overnight on Aug. 25, cops said.
A 34-year-old cyclist told police she locked up her ride to a parking sign between Hoyt and Smith streets at 8:30 pm, and when she returned at 7 am the next day, the bike was gone.
Tool taken
A car burglar stole an electric hammer from a car parked on the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Bond Street on Aug. 26, cops said.
The 37-year-old owner of the 2008 Chevy work van told authorities he parked at noon and returned three hours later to find his driver’s-side lock damaged, and the tool taken.
Push and grab
A pushy punk took a woman’s purse while she was waiting for the bus on the corner of Jay and Fulton streets on Aug. 27, and then pushed her to the ground, authorities said.
The 54-year-old victim told cops she was just standing near the bus stop at 11:40 am, when the shove-happy fellow came over, took her purse, and pushed her to the ground. The bag contained $60 in cash, debit cards, credit cards, and MetroCards, cops said.
Medical malevolence
A sneaky thief stole a bag containing a sleep apnea monitor right out from under a woman who was sitting on the steps of a Montague Street building on Aug. 28, police reported.
The 19-year-old victim told cops she was sitting on the stairs of the building between Clinton Street and Cadman Plaza West at 3:30 pm, and put the bag down next to her. She started sending text messages from her phone, and five minutes later she noticed the bag was gone, cops said.
Lush worker
Cops collared a teen for trying to steal a woman’s purse while she lay passed out on a 2 train on Aug. 30, cops said.
A police officer saw the 18-year-old taking the 25-year-old woman’s purse at 2:30 am, near the Clark Street station, which is on the corner of Henry and Clark streets, and slapped cuffs on the kid, according to a police report.
Punch and run
A quick-fisted culprit punched a man in the face and stole his phone, on the corner of Fulton Street and Gallatin Place on Aug. 30, authorities reported.
The 59-year-old victim told cops he was standing near the intersection at 6:30 am when the guy came over, punched him in the nose, grabbed the phone, and ran.
Picked on the street
A picket pocket got a man’s wallet as he walked on Schermerhorn Street at 2 pm on Aug. 25.
The 39-year-old victim told police he was walking in front of the court house between Smith Street and Boerum Place, when he felt someone bump him. By the time he realized it was gone someone had charged $1,009 to the card, cops said.
Time taker
A guy grabbed a man’s electronic device as he was checking the time for him on Fulton Street on Aug. 30, officials said.
The 21-year-old victim told cops he was standing between Gallatin Place and Smith Street at 9:38 pm when the degenerate approached and asked for the time. The victim told the guy his phone was dead, but then took out his electronic tablet to check, according to a police report. That’s when the sticky-fingered fellow grabbed it and ran down Gallatin towards Livingston Street, the report says.
— Matthew Perlman