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April 20, 2011

More iPhone thefts

The Brooklyn Paper
by Thomas Tracy

Folks need to learn that it's just not safe to enter Bruce Ratner's malls without a pocketbook protector.

Nintendos nicked

A trio of thieves in baggy pants filled their trousers with more than $2,000 in Nintendo games during an April 12 visit to the Best Buy in the troubled Atlantic Center Mall.

Workers at the store between Fort Greene Place and S. Portland Avenue said that the thieves entered just before 7 pm, swiped several games and game consoles, and left.

The mall, and its neighboring Atlantic Terminal Mall, make frequent appearances in our police blotter.

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A 44-year-old woman’s wallet was taken while she shopped at Daffy’s in the Atlantic Terminal Mall on April 11 at 7:30 p.m., police said. The woman was notified by Chase bank that her credit card was used while she was still shopping in Daffy’s, police said. The thief also took her Target credit card, Gap credit card, New York State driver’s license, and health insurance card, the woman reported.

Posted by eric at April 20, 2011 2:34 PM