Crime & Safety

Teen Assaults Peace Officer: This Week's Police Blotter

Incident occurred at a Clermont Avenue public school.

This blotter was compiled using information provided by the New York Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction. 

Robbery

At 3:05 p.m. on Jan. 13 a 23-year-old male said a perp showed up at his Vanderbilt avenue home at started arguing with him. The perp took the male's phone from his right hand and a  shopping bag from his left, said, "If you make a report, I'll f*ck you up," and then fled. 

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At 9:15 p.m. on Jan. 14 a 25-year-old woman was walking on Greene and Carlton avenues when she was approached by two unknown males. One perp who appeared to be between 14 and 16 years old, standing 5-foot-5, smacked her iPhone from her hand, while the second perp, also between 14 and 16 years old and standing 5-foot-5, knocked her to the ground. The perps then ran away, but did not make off with the iPhone, which the woman recovered. 

At 8 p.m. on Jan. 16 a man, 18, was walking east on Putnam Avenue when two perps ordered him at gunpoint to get on the ground. They took the man's iPhone, jacket, belt and watch. A 16-year-old male was later arrested in connection to the incident.  

Assault

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At 9:20 a.m. on Jan. 18 a 32-year-old female peace officer was conducting scanning procedures at a Clermont Avenue public school when a 17-year-old female refused to comply. The 17 year old refused to comply, punching the peace officer in the chest, causing pain. The peace officer also sustained a laceration to her left hand during the struggle. The 17 year old was arrested on the scene. 

Grand Larceny

At 6:40 p.m. on Jan. 14 a 59-year-old woman reported that a house guest took her antique doll from her Clinton Avenue home in October 2012. The woman did not see the house guest take the doll, valued at $1,200, but said the guest was the only one in the home when it was taken. 

At 1:45 p.m. on Jan. 16 a 28-year-old man reported he parked his car on South Portland Avenue near Atlantic Avenue, and when he returned to the vehicle, he found the front passenger-side window broken out and his PlayStation Vita SonyPS Vita Sony, GPS, Radio and money missing from the car. 

At 11:26 a.m. on Jan. 17 a 64-year-old man reported he parked his car with his wallet in the glove box in a public garage on South Oxford Street. He did not notice the wallet, with his debit cards, credit cards and driver's license missing from the car until unauthorized charges appeared on his credit card. 

At 9:05 p.m. on Jan. 17 a 29-year-old woman reported that someone opened a Home Depot account in her name, charging $864.38 without permission. 
At 8:40 p.m. on Jan. 17 a 29-year-old woman was walking east on Fulton Street when unknown perps snatched her iPhone from her right hand. 

At 9:39 p.m. on Jan. 18, a 27-year-old man reported a perp took his bicycle, which was parked on Myrtle Avenue near Vanderbilt Avenue, put it into a truck and then fled north on Carlton Avenue.

At 12 p.m. on Jan. 19, a 41-year-old woman reported that her cellphone and credit cards were removed from her handbag while she went to the bathroom at the Fort Greene Park located at Myrtle Avenue and Saint Edwards Street. A 41-year-old man was arrested in connection with the incident. 

At 2 a.m. on Jan. 19 a 19-year-old woman was leaving a nightclub at 459 Myrtle Ave. when she realized someone took her purse, which contained her wallet, iPhone, driver's license and school I.D. 

At 3 p.m. on Jan. 20 a 31-year-old woman reported she was sitting near the door in the middle car of a southbound 4 train when a male snatched her black iPhone 4 from her hand and ran off the train at the Flatbush Avenue, Fulton Street stop. The woman did not sustain any injuries.


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