Man Threatens to Shoot Woman for iPhone: This Week's Police Blotter

The following arrest information was supplied by the New York Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction. 

Robbery 

On March 12 at 3 p.m., a 50-year-old woman was walking west on Fulton Street at the intersection of Ashland Place when a man pushed her from behind and grabbed her wallet from her bag. He ran east on Fulton Street. In her wallet were her ID, medicaid card, bank cards, a money order and $56 in cash. 

On March 15 at 7 a.m., at the Ingersoll Houses, a 47-year-old man was hit repeatedly in the head and body with a chain by a man named "Ty." The man took his Samsung cell phone. 

On March 15 at 4:45 p.m., a 22-year-old man was robbed on Vanderbilt Avenue near Park Avenue. The perp took money from the victim's wallet and when the victim tried to get it back the perp threatened him. The 23-year-old man was arrested on the scene. 

On March 15 at 5:44 p.m., a 35-year-old woman was at Brooklyn Hospital when a 43-year-old man pushed her and tried to take her T Mobile cell phone from her hand. The man then tried to leave the hospital, but security stopped him. Police responded to the incident and arrested him with resistance.

On March 16 at 10:49 p.m., a 22-year-old woman was walking north on Washington Avenue near Classon Avenue when a man approached her from behind and demanded her iPhone. When the woman refused, the perp showed a silver firearm and said "Don't make me shoot you." The woman ran south on Washington Avenue and got away. 

Assault 

On March 14 at 1:45 a.m. on Monument Walk near Park Avenue, after getting into an argument, a 35-year-old woman cut a 31-year-old woman on the hand with a kitchen knife. The 35-year-old was arrested on the scene. 

On March 15 at 11:35 p.m., a 42-year-old man was at a Hookah Lounge on Myrtle Avenue when a 20-year-old man cut him on his right ear with a broken glass bottle. The 20-year-old was arrested on at Myrtle Avenue and Ryerson Street.

Burglary

On March 11, a 41-year-old woman told police that between 12 p.m. and 12:30 p.m. two perps entered her her Saint Edwards Walk home and took her television, birth certificate and social security card. 

On March 17 between 12:30 a.m. and 7:30 a.m., two Apple MacBook Pros were taken from the living room of a South Oxford Street home located near Greene Avenue. There was no forced entry, and the victims said they believed they left their back doors unlocked and did not set their alarm. 

Grand Larceny

On March 10 at 6:55 p.m., a 71-year-old woman told police she was riding a crowded B38 bus  when someone took her wallet from her purse. She said there were charges to her credit cards for more than $700. Her license and job ID were also stolen. 

Between March 8 at 9 p.m. at March 12 at 11 p.m., an 18-year-old male's Nikon Camera was taken from his foot locker at Pratt Institute. 

On March 13 between 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m., someone snatched a Cannon Dale bike Black and white worth $1,800 from outside the Applebees on Flatbush Avenue Extension and DeKalb Avenue. The victim told police he chained the bike to a pole, but when he came out from eating it was gone. 

On March 14 at 11:30 p.m., a 63-year-old man told police he saw a man inside a Ford Taurus with a broken driver side window on Hall Street near Willoughby Avenue. Police arrested the Jerry Brown, 55, who had numerous burglary tools inside of his bag. He also has an active warrant docket.

On March 15 between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m., a 60-year-old woman staying at the Tillary Street Women's Shelter said that after she was sleeping and left her locker open, she later discovered her phone and bank envelope containing $3,000 missing. She was able to pay another resident $40 to get her phone back, but the resident said she did not know about the money taken from the locker. 

On March 16 at 4:25 p.m., at the Brooklyn Flea Market at 176 Lafayette Avenue, 19-year-old man told police a man dropped cash in front of him and when the victim went to pick it up and hand it back to the man, the perp grabbed his iPhone.