Crime & Safety
Police Warn Of Two Incidents Near Barclays Center
An assault on Flatbush Avenue and a Grand Larceny at Burlington Coat Factory.
PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN — The NYPD is telling residents to be on the lookout for suspects in two separate incidents in the Flatbush Avenue/Barclays Center area.
The NYPD's 78th Precinct, which has jurisdiction over Park Slope and Gowanus, sent notices in a series of tweets Wednesday.
The first incident happened on Nov. 9 at the Burlington Coat Factory in the Atlantic Terminal Mall. At around 6:30 p.m. Two perps snatched a Louis Vuitton handbag from a display and left without paying for it, police said.
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Please take a look at recent wanted flyers from 78 Detective Squad pic.twitter.com/RRnSQof9Fe
— NYPD 78th Precinct (@NYPD78Pct) November 29, 2017
The next one happened a day later, on Nov. 10 at Woodland Bar, on the corner of Flatbush and Sixth avenues, according to police.
There, a man hit someone in the face and fled, police said.
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