Crime & Safety

Crime News and Police Blotters for April 29 - May 3

Electronics, cars, and credit cards targeted by crooks in the past week.

A round-up of crime and police reports in and around Brooklyn and Queens for the week of April 29 - May 3.

BROOKLYN

Fort Greene

Man Attempts to Rob Greene Avenue Restaurant
The NYPD is looking for a man who entered Salva Vida restaurant, showed he had a gun and demanded money.


Woman's Laptop Snatched from Clinton Hill Cafe

Other crimes: Cellphone thefts and a stolen car.

Prospect Heights

Pedestrian Rage and Grand Army Plaza iPad Snatch
Also: Break-in on Lincoln Place

Carroll Gardens

Thugs on Degraw St. Try To Steal Man's Food Cart
Two men sought by NYPD.

Macy's Purse Pirate Steals Credit Cards, Then Shops
Female suspect wanted in four separate thefts.

Three Expensive Bikes Stolen From President Street
Also: Electronics thefts and a stolen Honda Civic.

18 Bags of Marijuana Seized in Arrest at Phil's Crummy CornerAltercation leads to drug bust.

Park Slope

Crook Breaks in to Car on Baltic Street and Steals Airbag
Elsewhere: Another car’s window smashed in for laptop.

Two Crooks Steal Woman’s iPhone on G Train
Two women in green baseball caps steal victim’s phone at at Fourth Ave-9th Street subway station.

Cops Arrest Crook for Stealing Cellphone from Woman on Eighth Avenue
Also: Apartment broken into on Union Street.

Burglar Loots Warren Street Home for $9,000
Also: Four credit cards stolen from New York Methodist Hospital.

Thief Steals $450 Wallet and $100 Bill from Bill from Flatbush Farm
Also: Green van stolen from spot on Third Avenue.

Bed-Stuy

Four Injured in Two Separate Morning Shootings
No suspects have been identified, and the investigation is ongoing.

QUEENS

Forest Hills

After Arrest, Police Host Burglary Info Meeting
Meeting will include important home-securing tips.


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