The week in 77th pct crime, as per the The Patch

whynot_31

Some are in PH, some are in CH.

I'm going to go out on a limb here and state that the Red Bull Thief seems like a loser.

Patch wrote:

Supermarket Shoplifting Turns Ugly

A 45-year-old man was arrested after he tried to slice a supermarket clerk with a box cutter.

The man was trying to shoplift eight cans of Red Bull at the Key Food on Flatbush Avenue near Sterling and attacked after the store worker confronted him, the clerk said. The altercation happened Saturday afternoon, Oct. 30.

Yoga Studio Wallet Swipe

An unsuspecting woman had her wallet taken while she was in a class at Bikrom Yoga on Flatbush Avenue at Prospect Place Saturday evening, Oct. 30. She reported the theft the next day after the thief used her credit cards in several places.

Restaurant iPad Swipe

A woman said her $800 iPad was swiped off the counter while she was cleaning inside Kelso Restaurant, 648 Franklin Ave. at Bergen St. on Wednesday, morning, Oct. 26.

Man Arrested in Car Break-In

More than a dozen car break-ins happen every month in Prospect Heights, but rarely is someone arrested, due to the difficulty in catching the thieves.

However, last week, a 22-year-old man was arrested after a 34-year-old man said he saw the former stealing something from his car. The car was parked on Dean Street between Vanderbilt and Underhill and the man said he saw the theft take place at about 8 p.m. on Oct. 25. The report does not note what the man was trying to steal.

Double Arrest in Heroin Sale

A man was charged with selling heroin from his car on Dean Street between Grand and Classon and another man was charged with buying the drug.

A cop saw one of the men hand what looked like heroin to the alleged buyer and after the arrest, cops found more glassine envelopes of the powder in the man’s car. The alleged drug dealer had $760.68 with him, according to the report. The arrest took place in the evening of Oct. 24.

Car Break-In

A 53-year-old man said someone broke into his 2011 Ford SUV and stole the stereo stystem, worth $150. The car was parked on Bergen street between Grand and Classon avenues on Oct. 28 and the theft took pace between 8 and 10 am Friday morning, Oct. 28.

http://prospectheights.patch.com/articles/police-blotter-shoplifter-pulls-box-cutter-yoga-studio-wallet-swipe-heroin-double-arrest-more

whynot_31

This week's crime blotter, as published in the Patch on Nov 8, 2011

Burglary Nets Thousands in Cash

Someone walked in through the unlocked front door of a home on Eastern Parkway between Classon and Franklin and stole $12,589 in cash. The victim said the burglary took place sometime between 7:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 31.

$9,500 Computer Swipe at Medgar Evers

Five computers worth about $9,000 and two speaker docks worth approximately $500 were stolen from an administrative office at Medger Evers College at the corner of Bedford Avenue and Lincoln Place sometime between 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Friday evening Oct. 28. The theft took place at an office that was unlocked and open to a common area.

Man Arrested in Fake Gun Bust

Cops arrested a 22-year-old man after they found an imitation pistol under the passenger seat of his car. Officers stopped the man as he was driving his 2003 Ford Taurus at the southwest corner of St. Francis Place and Lincoln Place after the man failed to use his turn signal to make a right turn. The arrest took place at 10:30 pm. On Sunday Oct. 30. Fake guns are illegal if they’re convincing and the man was charged with criminal possession of a weapon.

Acorn High Purse Swipe

A teacher at Acorn High School, at the corner of Grand Avenue and Dean Street, said her purse was stolen from her classroom after she left the room for about five minutes on Friday morning, Oct. 28. She said the Tagnello purse was worth $400 and held a $120 flash drive, her wallet with credit cards, an unlimited metro card, a cell phone and $150 in cash. Cops did a search of the area but couldn’t find the purse or anybody who saw it being swiped.

Cocaine Arrest

A 47-year-old man was arrested and charged with drug possession after a police officer saw him with a crack pipe that had crack/cocaine residue in it. The man was at the corner of Lincoln Place and Franklin Avenue when the arrest took place on Oct. 28 at 11 p.m. Friday.

This week's crime blotter, as published Nov 8, 2011

Bike-Seat Bust

A 42-year-old man was arrested and charged with stealing a $100 seat from a bike parked on Bergen Street between Classon and Franklin on Wednesday evening, Oct. 26.

source: http://prospectheights.patch.com/articles/police-blotter-nov-7-6fed462d

um, I think the people that scored the $12k in cash knew it was in there.

um, is it routine to keep that much $ around? I only have about $60.