Crooks Nab Purses at Atlantic Terminal Mall: Police Blotter

The following arrest information was supplied by the New York Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction. 

Best Buy, 625 Atlantic Ave., March 13 from 4:20 p.m.

Police arrested a 25-year-old man for stealing 15 Xbox video games and six Wii remote controls from a store in the Atlantic Terminal Mall on March 13. 

A 23-year-old employee of Best Buy on Atlantic Avenue near Fort Greene Place told police that he saw the crook, a 25-year-old black man, walking out of the store at around 4:20 p.m. with the stolen goods. Police arrested the shoplifter, who tried to get away with 15 Xbox games and six Wii controllers worth a total of $1,219, shortly after the heist.

139 Flatbush Ave., Target, March 6 from 8:30 p.m. through 8:35 p.m.

A quick-handed thief stole a woman’s purse while she was shopping at a department store in the Atlantic Terminal Mall on March 6.

The 35-year-old victim told police that she was shopping at Target on Flatbush Avenue near Hanson Place when she placed her bag, which had her pocketbook inside, in her shopping cart at around 8:30 p.m. to look at something. When she returned five minutes later, her bag was missing from her cart. The crook got away with her Galaxy smartphone, NYC TA MetroCard work ID, debit card, ID, and pocketbook.

139 Flatbush Ave., Target, March 16 from 3:55 p.m. through 3:59 p.m.

A thief stole a woman’s purse while she was shopping at a department store in the Atlantic Terminal Mall on March 16.

The 25-year-old victim told police that she was shopping at Target on Flatbush Avenue near Hanson Place when she placed her bag inside her shopping cart at around 3:55 p.m. and walked away for a few minutes. Upon returning to her cart, she realized her purse was gone. The crook got away with her wallet, MetroCard, two debit cards, two Amex giftcards, ID, and $30 in cash. On Target’s surveillance video it shows a woman, about 24 years old, standing about 5-foot-7 and weighing around 135 lbs., remove the victim’s bag from the cart, then walk into the fitting room. The crook, who was wearing a gray jacket and red sneakers, is then seen leaving the fittingroom, drop the victim’s purse on the ground and then exiting Target.