POLICE BEAT: 68th Precinct Blotter

68^th Precinct

Between Sunday, May 12 and Sunday, May 19, the 68^th Precinct received reports of one robbery, one auto theft, three burglaries and two grand larcenies. The 68^th Precinct serves Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights and Fort Hamilton.

THREATENING THIEF

On Thursday, May 16 at 7:50 p.m., a 21-year-old white Hispanic female took cash out of an ATM on the corner of Fifth Avenue and 86^th Street and entered a location across the street where a Hispanic male ran up to her and demanded her bag. When she refused, he displayed a knife with a silver blade and black tape on the handle and said, “Don’t make me hurt you.” The creep took her purse, containing debit and credit cards, a library card, Social Security card and $500 in cash, fleeing northbound on Fifth Avenue.

SAFE STEAL

A female living on 92^nd Street near Gatling Place told police on Tuesday, May 14 that she had a small Sentry safe in her bedroom, which has access to a rear balcony with an un-lockable door. Sometime during the day on Friday, April 26, someone entered through the balcony and took the safe, containing $108,400 worth of jewelry and $1,750 in cash.

CASH COW

On Monday, May 13 at 2 a.m., someone entered a restaurant located on Fourth Avenue and 91^st Street via the front kitchen door. They removed $6,150 in cash and remained in the location for about 15 minutes before exiting through the same door. There is no visible damage to the door.

RANDOM ROBBER

A 53-year-old white male left his home on 64^th Street near 14^th Avenue on Friday, May 17 at 6 a.m. to go to work. When he returned, the rear window was wide open and objects were moved around the house. Upon further investigation, he discovered that a shopping cart, a gray safe, a birth certificate, military documents and yellow gold rings worth $100 were missing. The victim said that he did leave the window unlocked.

DESIGNER DEAL

A 24-year-old white female told police that on Saturday, May 18 at 1:45 a.m., her boyfriend parked his car on Third Avenue near 89^th Street. Someone entered the car and took her purse, wallet, designer sunglasses, makeup, debit and credit cards and headphones worth $1,570. One of her credit cards was used at three locations within the confines of the 68^th Precinct in the following hours.

BIG SMASH

On Wednesday, May 15 at 12:30 a.m., a 27-year-old Asian male returned to his white 2010 Nissan Altima parked on Fifth Avenue near 65^th Street to discover that his driver’s side window was broken. Someone reached in and took $300 in cash and a diamond ring worth $800.

HOT WHEELS

A 56-year-old Asian male parked his 2009 gray Honda Accord on Seventh Avenue near 80^th Street on Sunday, May 19 at 10:30 p.m. to make a delivery. When he returned, he found broken glass at the scene, but no vehicle.