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September 24, 2009
Cops snuff out pre-teen crime wave
The Brooklyn Paper, Police Blotter
by Ben Muessig
The crime wave continues at Bruce Ratner's Atlantic Terminal mall — still considered crime-free by the Empire State Development Corporation.
Target is a bull’s-eye
A pickpocket snatched a 31-year-old’s pocketbook from the Target at the corner of Flatbush Avenue and Fourth Avenue on Sept. 18.
In the latest incident at the national retailer, the crook grabbed the purse — which contained the victims IDs, keys, credit card, Metrocard, cellphone, iPhone, and $102 — at around 1:45 pm somewhere between the fitting room and the shoe section.
Got Gershed
Thieves stole at least three bicycles within the confines of the 88 Precinct, committing a crime that will forever be known as “getting Gershed” in honor of The Brooklyn Paper’s bike-crazy editor, who has been a repeat victim of bicycle theft.
• A bad guy heisted a folding bike from its spot locked near the Atlantic Terminal Mall on Sept. 15.
Purse curse
A thief snatched a woman’s wallet as she exited the Atlantic Terminal Mall on Sept. 19.
The crook jostled the woman’s bag and grabbed her Gucci wallet as she left the shopping center. The thief used the victims credit cards to buy Metrocards, police reports indicated.
NoLandGrab: With the MTA hiking fares at the same time it's offering deep discounts to Bruce Ratner, it's little surprise that purse-snatchers are buying Metrocards with stolen credit cards.
Posted by eric at September 24, 2009 10:45 AM