A tipsy fare means a big tip for cabbie. It’s this week’s blotter.
Six MacBooks totaling nearly $10K were stolen from the HUGE office in DUMBO last Thursday.
Last Saturday at Dr. Jay’s, a man stuffed over $20K worth of clothes in a bag; when confronted, he stomped a man on the foot and fled. The clotheshorse was eventually apprehended nearby.
A woman’s gray Honda Odyssey was stolen last Friday from where it was parked at Pierrepont and Clinton.
A few bike incidents: Last Tuesday, a perp broke into the lobby of a building on St. Marks Ave and stole an $800 bicycle.
The week before, a $2,900 bike was stolen from the common area of an apartment building on 3rd Ave.
And last Thursday, a man riding his bike near Smith and Bergen was punched in the face by a would-be bicycle thief. The victim was able to regain possession of his bike, however, and the perp fled.
Finally, a story from the mixed-up files of Foster Brooks: A man who was apparently already drunk by early afternoon flagged a cab on June 21st. He got in a conversation with the cabbie, who suggested some bars for him to visit, and then told the fare that he had to pay before the trip was over. Confused but compliant, the man handed his debit card to the driver, who then told him it wouldn’t swipe, and asked for the PIN number. You can guess the rest. By the time he was dropped off at another bar, the fare realized he’d left his debit card in the cab, and after $3,700 in charges were made on the card, he filed a police report. And that’s this week’s blotter.
Source: Brooklyn Heights Blog
http://brooklynheightsblog.com/archives/61270
