Police Blotter: Police Catch Thugs in Attempted Home Invasion, Robbery

Crime is up 53 percent in the 81st Precinct (32 incidents versus 21 incidents), for the week of October 10 – October 16, compared to this same week last year. For the month, crime is up 8 percent (122 incidents versus 118), compared to this same 28-day period last year. And year-to-date, crime is up 3 percent (1,108 incidents versus 1,076 incidents), compared to this same time period in 2010.

Three Arrests:

On Thursday, October 20, at approximately 9:30pm, a man dressed in all black wearing a ski mask walked into a bodega on MacDonough Street, between Malcolm X Blvd and Patchen Avenue, displayed a gun and demanded money from the merchant behind the counter. The merchant handed him a cigar box with $300 in cash. Police, who were nearby, were alerted to the incident when the merchant ran after him, as he exited the store and the robber then turned around and fired at him. Police pursued the suspect, and eventually caught him. The thief was arrested, and police recovered the gun and the money.

On Tuesday, October 25, at approximately 8:00pm, crime detectives were conducting a routine home visit to a prior recidivist in Roosevelt Houses. Upon check-in, police discovered the man, 33, was in possession of a tech-9 firearm. The man was arrested and jailed.

On Tuesday, October 25, at approximately 2:00pm, police received a tip from a neighbor of suspicious activity at a home on Putnam Street between Malcolm X Blvd and Patchen Ave. The tipster observed two boys hanging around the front and sides of a home; one was trying to climb into the side window. When police arrived, they approached the two young boys, both 18 – one carrying a knapsack with burglars tools— attempting to break in and rob the home of its possessions. Both men were arrested and jailed.

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