Police Blotter: Two Women Robbed While Walking Into Their Apartments

Crime is up 91 percent this week in the 79^th Precinct (42 incidents, versus 22 incidents) for the week of December 5 – December 11, compared to this same time last year. For the month, crime is up 28 percent (156 incidents, versus 122 incidents), compared to this same 28-day period in 2010. Year-to-date, crime is up 1 percent (1,765 incidents, versus 1,764 incidents), compared to this same time period in 2010.

Three Robberies:

On Monday, December 12, at approximately 12:40am, a man was robbed while making a Chinese food delivery. According to the reports, the man was delivering Chinese food to 760 Park Ave when a male grabbed his money and punched him. Responding police officers conducted a canvass and placed a 20-year-old suspect under arrest and charged him with robbery.

On Thursday, December 15, at approximately 7:50pm, a woman was robbed on her way into her apartment. According to police reports, the victim was walking into her apartment building at 197 Spencer Street when she was approached on a bicycle by a man described as a black male with a scarf covering his face. The perpetrator threatened her with a gun and demanded her bag and Kindle E-reader, then fled in an unknown direction. The woman was not physically harmed. Police are still looking for the suspect, and the investigation is ongoing.

On Saturday, December 17, at approximately 7:30pm, a woman was robbed on her way into her apartment. According to police reports, the victim was entering her apartment building at 202 Clifton Place when a man pretending to be deliveryman followed her into the building, displayed a silver firearm and removed her bag and phone. The man was described as a black male with a scarf covering his face. The woman was not physically harmed. Police are still looking for the suspect, and the investigation is ongoing.

*Please note: All information in the crime reports is provided voluntarily by the precincts. Bed-Stuy Patch is not responsible for how frequent or infrequent this information is provided, nor the amount of detail provided in each incident. If you have any questions regarding a specific incident, you may contact the 79th or 81st Precincts. 

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of anyone connected with any of these incidents is asked to call the New York City Police Department's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS. All calls are kept confidential. The public can also submit its tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com or texting 274637 (crimes) then enter TIP577.