POLICE BEAT: 68th Precinct

68^th Precinct

Between Sunday, June 24 and Sunday, July 1, the 68^th Precinct received reports of two grand larcenies and three robberies. The 68^th Precinct serves Bay Ridge, Fort Hamilton and Dyker Heights.

SINK HOLE

On Thursday, June 29, a large sink hole formed on 92^nd Street between Third Avenue and Ridge Boulevard. The hole is about 40 feet in diameter and 60 feet deep. According to a report by the 68^th Precinct, no one was injured and no families had to be displaced, although some went without gas service for a few hours. No vehicles were damaged, either.

The Department of Environmental Protection and the Office of Emergency Management were on the scene the same day. A DEP contractor began excavating a trench and installing an emergency sewer in the middle of 92^nd Street the morning of July 3, according to State Senator Marty Golden’s office, and the installation will take about a week.

There may be additional street closures and extra traffic, but bus service will not be disrupted. Residents can call Shane Ojar at 718-595-4148 for any additional information.

PHONE PIRATES

On Saturday, June 30 at 12:45 a.m., a 21-year-old male was walking home on 62^nd Street near 10th Avenue when he was approached by a 25-year-old white male, 6’2’’ with short brown hair wearing light green shorts and some tattoos, who allegedly displayed a knife and told him to empty his pockets. The perp reportedly took his iPhone 4 and $2 and asked the victim to walk westbound on 62^nd Street towards 10th Avenue while he fled in a Nissan, possibly a Sentra with another perp.

A 27-year-old white female was walking along 64^th Street near Eighth Avenue on Saturday, June 30 at 2:30 p.m., when two males approached her and allegedly pushed her to the ground and kicked her. One of the perps, a 17-year-old white male, 5’6”, weighing 130 lbs., with brown eyes and black hair and wearing green shorts, was on a bike. He reportedly took the victim’s iPhone 4S worth $800 and attempted to take her purse.

SNEAK ATTACKS

While walking home from the train on Sunday, July 1 at 2:45 a.m. on 78^th Street near Fifth Avenue, a 21-year-old white female said a perp came up from behind her, allegedly picked her up and threw her to the floor, causing a laceration to her right elbow, and took her purse containing a wallet, debit card, University of Chicago ID, MetroCard, Lancôme lipstick, keys and $120 before fleeing.

On Wednesday, June 27 at 4 a.m., a 23-year-old white female was walking on Fourth Avenue near 78^th Street when a white male, 5’10” with light skin and a gray hoodie, allegedly came up from behind her and grabbed her Coach purse containing $10, a Verizon Android phone, debit cards and a New York State driver’s license, before fleeing northbound on Fourth Avenue.

DRIVE-BY MUGGING

On Wednesday, June 27 at 4:30 a.m., a 23-year-old Hispanic white male and a 23-year-old Hispanic white female were standing on the corner of Fourth Avenue and 99^th Street when a black male allegedly pulled up in a black sedan, jumped out of the car and cursed at the woman, while grabbing her purse, containing $100 and a Sephora lipstick worth $80, before fleeing southbound on Fourth Avenue.