Crime News and Police Blotters for March 11 - 15

A round-up of significant crime stories in and around Fort Greene - Clinton Hill from the week of March 11 - 15.

BROOKLYN

Fort Greene - Clinton Hill

Crook Swipes Photog's Camera

A quick-handed crook stole a man’s camera from a suite in Barclays Center sometime between March 3 and 4.

Ditmas Park

Police Search for Missing Man

Curtis Hector was last seen on March 9 leaving his Duryea Place home.

Windsor Terrace - Kensington

Off-Duty Firefighter Arrested in Sunset Park

Warren Thompson was apprehended Saturday for driving while intoxicated.

Prospect Heights

Peeping Tom on Eastern Parkway and Coffee House Break-In

A 62-year-old woman reported that she woke up early one morning to see a man on the fire escape outside her window.

Man Charged With Attempted Rape on Bergen Street

A man is charged with allegedly breaking into a Bergen Street apartment and trying to rape a 23-year-old woman but then fleeing after her roommates heard the struggle and came to investigate.

Carroll Gardens 

Man Resisting Arrest Attempts To Swallow Bag of Weed

A man attempted to swallow a bag of marijuana while cops arrested him over the weekend, according to police reports.

Carroll Gardens Cars Targeted For Crimes

While one vehicle was the target of an egging and keying, all four tires and rims were stolen off another, say cops.

Park Slope

Crook Steals Cop’s Car from Fifth Avenue

A thief boosted a cop’s personal car from its parking spot on Fifth Avenue sometime between March 3 and 4.

Thief Steals Camera from Photographer at Barclays Center

A quick-handed crook stole a man’s camera from a suite in Barclays Center sometime between March 3 and 4.

Bed-Stuy

Police are investigating a Thursday night shooting at a Bed-Stuy barber shop that left one man injured.

NYPD Alert: Motorist Distraction Scam

The scam involves a tactic in which suspects distract victims by falsely informing them that their vehicle has a flat tire.

QUEENS

Forest Hills

Forest Hills' 'Cannibal Cop' Found Guilty

The "cannibal cop" accused of plotting to in New York City was found guilty in Manhattan Federal Court Tuesday, setting up a possible life sentence in prison, the U.S. Attorney announced.

Meng Gets One Month Sentence: Report

Former Assemblyman Jimmy Meng, father of U.S. Rep. Grace Meng, was sentenced to one month in prison this week in a bribery scandal that broke during his daughter's run for Congress.