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January 12, 2011
More mallings at crime-ridden shopping center
The Brooklyn Paper
by Thomas Tracy
Apparently, Bruce Ratner's de-populating of the Atlantic Yards footprint has not put an end to the neighborhood's crime problem. Quite the opposite, actually.
Mall maul
Two thugs jumped a 14-year-old boy outside of the crime-ridden Atlantic Terminal Mall on Jan. 4, taking his iPhone.
The victim was walking past the shopping center on Flatbush Avenue between Hanson Place and Atlantic Avenue at 5 pm when the thieves ran up and punched him in the face. The pricey smart phone was taken during the struggle, the victim told police.
More malling
More crooks and hooligans were running wild inside both the Atlantic Terminal and Atlantic Center shopping malls last week. Here’s what happened:
• Five thugs attacked a 16-year-old boy inside the Best Buy on Jan. 7, shattering the teen’s jaw. Employees told police that the teen was inside the store between Fort Greene Place and S. Portland Avenue at 7 pm as the thugs came in and pounced. The injuries were so severe that the victim’s jaw had to be wired shut.
• A thief swiped a purse from a woman shopping inside the Burlington Coat Factory on Dec. 30. The woman put her purse on the floor inside the store for just a few moments at 8:30 pm, but when she went to retrieve it a few minutes later, her bag was gone, along with her cash and credit cards.
• A thief snagged a pocketbook from a new mom on Jan. 8 when the woman took a break to assist her newborn. The woman told police that she was standing outside the Victoria Secret, adjusting her child’s booties, at 6 pm when the thief lifted her purse from the baby carriage.
• More than $7,500 in gift cards was taken from the Target between Dec. 26 and Jan. 4 — but this time an employee was to blame. A supervisor at the store between Hanson Place and Atlantic Avenue told police that the 20-year-old cashier took the cards without paying for them. The employee was arrested on Jan. 8.
Posted by eric at January 12, 2011 10:55 AM