Despite Warnings, Registration Program, iThefts Continue To Plague 6-8

By on October 19, 2012  News
Oct 192012
 

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Despite an NYPD registration program meant to help curtail the theft of expensive electronic devices – particularly those made by Apple, and continued Subway announcements reminding straphangers to “protect yourself,” the current trend of ithievery seems to continue unabated.

This rings true in both the 68th Precinct and the city as a whole, as the following two anecdotes reported by Will Bredderman in this week’s Brooklyn Paper illustrate.

In the first instance, a woman’s purse containing two devices was snatched while she was walking down 65th Street between 11th and 12th Avenues on October 10. Continue reading »

La Sorrentina Delivery Man Robbed At Knifepoint

By on October 4, 2012  News
Oct 042012
 

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A bandit held up a delivery man at knife-point in the basement of a Bay Ridge apartment building after ordering dinner from an Italian restaurant in Dyker Heights on September 30, as reported by Will Bredderman for Brooklyn Daily.

The victim told police from the 68th precinct that the suspect placed an order with La Sorrentina [6522-24 11th Ave] at approximately 4:30 p.m., and requested that the food be brought to a subterranean location on 4th Avenue between 78th Street and 79th Street.

When the delivery guy showed up with the food he was greeted by the knife-wielding robber, who wore a ski mask and black gloves.

The discourteous desperado then proceeded to run off with the chow, as well as $90 in cash.

CB 10 Offers Alternative To DOT-Planned Bike Lanes

By on September 27, 2012  Traffic & Transit
Sep 272012
 

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Members of Community Board 10 know that more bike lanes are coming to Bay Ridge. But while they’ve warmed to the notion of a bike-friendly future, they’re still unhappy with the locations the DOT has chosen for the “hundreds of miles” of bike lanes it plans to add to Brooklyn neighborhoods over the next few years. Continue reading »

Ridiculous iRobberies Abound: Muggers can’t seem to get enough iStuff

By on July 6, 2012  Featured story, News
Jul 062012
 

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The Brooklyn Paper’s Will Bredderman reports that the current trend of ithefts – perpetrated by muggers who seem to be almost exclusively on the lookout for Apple products – continues, although the incidents are certainly not limited to Southwestern Brooklyn.

Here are a few examples from the weekly newspaper’s Police Blotter:

Brutal beating

A pair of lowlifes battered a Bay Ridge woman for her iPhone in the middle of the afternoon on June 30, according to police.

Apparently, a woman was walking along one of Bay Ridge’s avenues in the vicinity of 64th Street and 65th Street at around 2:30 in the afternoon when she was thrown to the ground and kicked repeatedly. While the victim managed to hold onto her purse, her “$800 phone” was taken. Continue reading »