Teen's Wheelchair Stolen at Whitman Houses: This Week's Police Blotter

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

Teen's Wheelchair Stolen While Using Restroom

And then there are the blotter items that will leave even the most hard-boiled news editor speechless. Just after midnight on Sunday, July 17, a mother discovered her 17-year-old son's $5,000 Quickie Q7 Custom-made Black & Grey wheelchair missing after the boy used the restroom inside Whitman Houses in Fort Greene. A search of the area failed to turn up the wheelchair. A representative of the New York City Housing Authority said the agency was trying to locate the teen to provide "internal assistance."

Fight Spills Onto Hood Of Police Car

Just after midnight on Monday, June 18, a police officer witnessed a fight between two women that spilled onto the hood of a patrol car at Grand and Lafayette avenues in Clinton Hill. While the officer attempted to break up the fight, a 26-year-old woman punched the servicemember in the face, causing a cut, bleeding and swelling to the officer's lip. The woman was arrested and charged with assaulting a police officer. 

Another Historic Clinton Hill Break-In

An apartment on Clinton Avenue between Dekalb and Lafayette avenues was broken into some time during the daylight and early evening hours of Tuesday, July 18. An Apple MacBook and Netbook Laptop were reported stolen from the location. A search of the area did not turn up any suspects. 

For a Teenage Thief, a Busy Day: Part 1

A 13-year-old thief left a man in his 20s bruised in his mouth and with a scratch under his right eye after a scuffle for an iPad worth $600 on Clifton Place on Tuesday, July 19 at about 2 p.m. 

For a Teenage Thief, a Busy Day: Part 2

Later that day, a group of four teens—including the 13-year-old from above—demanded money from a man in his 40s on St. James Place in Clinton Hill. When the man refused, the teens fled and were later collared by police—but not before three of the four held up a 16-year-old on St. James and Gates Avenue. 

Nowhere To Hide

Three unknown suspects mugged a 13-year-old boy on Monday, July 18 at 9 a.m. near the intersection of Park and N. Portland avenues. $15 in cash was taken. The suspects are still at large. 

BlackBerry Curve-Ball

A teen had his BlackBerry Curve smartphone stolen on Monday, July 18 when a suspect grabbed him from behind after asking the victim a question at Lafayette and Clinton avenues. The thief fled in an unknown direction. No injuries were reported. 

Wallet Grab on Dekalb

While walking to work last Wednesday at 2:40 p.m., a 41-year-old man was jumped from behind on Dekalb Avenue and Ashland Place by three young males who started punching and kicking him. Once the victim was on the ground, his attackers took his wallet with an unknown amount of cash inside. 

Backpack Snatch

A group of males stuck a man in his early-30s on S. Elliott Place and Dekalb Avenue on Thursday, taking his North Face backpack, along with a pair of Ray bans, a Bank of America checkbook and a Panasonic Lumix camera—all worth $850.

Walking and Texting, A Bad Combination 

Texting while driving is bad enough, but one 24-year woman found out on Thursday night that walking and texting is almost as bad. The woman said a man tried to grab a cellphone from her hands while texting and walking near Hanson and Fort Greene place. After successfully fighting off her attacker, police tracked a 15-year-old suspect to Fulton and Cumberland streets, where he was arrested. 

A Mad Dash From the LIRR

In the thick of last weekend's heat wave, police chased a robbery suspect from Track 1 and 2 in Long Island Railroad's Atlantic Terminal station to Flatbush and Atlantic avenues. The suspect is accused of punching a 32-year-old woman in the face on the train platform and then stealing a 14-carat gold earring that fell on the ground. The victim suffered pain and swelling to the face and right shoulder. The suspect was identified by police as Peter Brown, 29, who has been charged with robbery.

Not Registered

An unknown person tried—and failed—to break into the cash register in a security booth at a private parking lot on Ashland Place in Fort Greene on the night of Sunday, July 17. There were security cameras at the location, but no leads as to the culprit. 

"Flimsy" Lock?

A residence on Adelphia Street between Greene Avenue and Fulton Street had an Apple MacBook Pro and various other electronic devices stolen on the evening of Tuesday, July 19. Police found no signs of forced entry and all the windows were reported closed at the time of the incident. However, the resident did say his apartment's front door lock was "flimsy."

Skimming From the Top: Best Buy Edition

Best Buy management uncovered a month-long skimming scheme by a cashier at the electronic retailer's Atlantic Center Mall location on Tuesday, July 18. The employee managed to grab $2,000 from a period of time before getting caught. The suspect, a 25-year-old man, has been charged with grand larceny. 

That's A lot of T-shirts And Surf Shorts You Got There

A 41-year-old shoplifter was caught with $1,016.94 worth of merch from the Old Navy at Atlantic Center Mall on July 15. 

Nurse Gets Unwelcome Surprise

A 40-year-old nurse discovered the lock of her parked car at Ashland Place and Willoughby Street tampered with upon returning Thursday afternoon. Once inside the vehicle, the woman discovered a laptop, Sony digital camera, stethoscope and blood pressure cuff missing, along with her nursing bag.

BMW-Make Motorcycle

After parking his/her BWW 6-series motorbike with New York tags on Hall Street, the victim returned late Friday morning to find the bike missing.