Crime & Safety

Teenager Robs Man at Gunpoint: Police Blotter

Police said the gun, which was found on the scene of the crime at Clinton Avenue near Gates Avenue, was stolen.

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

A round-up of recent robberies in the area:

On June 4 at 10:50 p.m., a 21-year-old woman said 36-year-old Ralph Grant punched her in the face numerous times, cutting her lip, and took her cellphone while they were in a Park Avenue home near North Portland Avenue. When police arrested Grant, he still had the woman's cellphone.

On June 5 at 11:45 p.m., a 35-year-old woman said she and 38-year-old Edwin Mejias had an argument at Commodore Barry Park, located at Park Avenue and North Elliott Place. Mejias choked the woman and slammed her head against a tree, causing a cut and bleeding to the back of her head, bruises on her shoulders, arms and swelling to her forehead. Mejias then took the woman's cellphone, ID card and social security card. Police arrested Mejias, who still had the woman's property on his person. 

On June 8 at 6:35 p.m., a 38-year-old man was on Clinton Avenue near Gates Avenue when a 15-year-old boy pointed a gun at him, demanding his money. The boy took $10 from the man and elbowed the man in the mouth, cutting his upper lip. Police arrested the boy, who flailed his arms as he was being cuffed. Police said the gun, which was found on the scene of the crime, was stolen. 

On June 8 at 10:11 p.m., a 12-year-old boy was on Myrtle and Classon avenues when a stranger asked for his wallet. When the boy said no, the man punched him in the face and ran away. 

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