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Fists and Chokes: This Week's Police Blotter

A round-up of crime reports this week from the 88th Precinct

Fistful of Dollars

A 50-year-old male was arrested by police at 343 Myrtle Ave. for robbery and assault. The man approached a woman on May 3 around 9:00 p.m. and snatched $50 from her purse. A second witness tried to stop him from fleeing the scene and was punched in the nose, causing swelling and bleeding.

 

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Violent Robbery

Police are searching for an unidentified man after he put a 38-year-old female in a chokehold near 50 Greene Ave at 10:30 p.m. on May 6, and forcefully removed her pocketbook. Debit cards, a red cell phone and a sterling bracelet with diamond chips were inside of the pocketbook. The woman suffered minor scrapes to her chin and right knee.

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Or You Could Have Just Quit...

A 15-year-old male was charged with grand larceny after stealing the debit card of his former employee, a 26 year old female at the 7-11 on 39th Flatbush Ave., and withdrawing $200 on May 3 from an ATM at the Macy's on 420 Fulton St. He then made a $252 purchase at the same location that afternoon.

 

Car Theft

A 2006 Nissan Sentra with New York license plates has been reported as stolen by a 31-year-old woman. She entered Zion Church on 550 Washington Ave. on May 4 at 4:00 p.m., only to find her car missing when she returned. There was no sign of broken glass on the ground, and a canvas of the neighborhood afterwards yielded no clues.

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