By Tom Tracy
Above the boardwalk Police discovered a way-out-of-the-way “love shack” atop the Carey Gardens apartments Thursday when they found two men pleasuring each other on the roof of one of the buildings, officials said. According to police and published reports, cops from the 60th Precinct were called to the building, located near the corner of West 23rd Street and Neptune Avenue, at 10 p.m. on March 27, on a report that someone had been seen on the roof, ignoring the “no trespassing” signs that are clearly posted. When they reached the roof, responding officers found a 46-year-old man and an 18-year-old male friend in an uncompromising position, officials said. Both were charged with public lewdness and criminal trespass, officials said. Goon gas up A brutal thug attacked a 70-year-old Sheepshead Bay gas station attendant during a recent robbery, cops said this week. The victim said that he was working at the filling station, located at 2001 Gravesend Neck Road, at 9:20 p.m. on March 30 when an unidentified black male walked into the station and flashed a gun. The thief reportedly pistol-whipped the attendant when the plucky senior put up a fight and fled the station with $200 in receipts. No serious injuries were reported, officials said. Banking on fears Cops are looking for a 35-year-old thief who robbed a Capital One bank in Bensonhurst last week with a threatening note. Workers at the bank, located at 2150 86th Street, said that the thief, described only as a black male, entered the bank just before 2 p.m. on March 28 and handed over a scribbled piece of paper reading: “I have a gun. Pass me 100s and 50s. I don’t want to shoot anyone.” Witnesses told police that the thief kept his hand in his pocket, as if he had a gun. Believing the note, the teller handed the thief $1000, which he stuffed in his pocket before fleeing the bank. The thief was last seen heading eastbound on 86th Street toward the Bay Parkway station. Cops are asking anyone with information regarding this incident to call the NYPD CrimeStoppers hotline at (800) 577-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential. Not so slow An 18-year-old thief was arrested last week after he tried to hijack a man’s bag while on a train rumbling through Bensonhurst, police alleged. Police said that the victim was on an N train approaching the 20th Avenue station just before 5 a.m. on March 25 when the suspect, identified as Michael Slow, allegedly tried to rip the 51-year-old man’s knapsack off his shoulder. Slow allegedly fled the train at the 20th Avenue station, only to be apprehended a short time later by responding police officers and charged with robbery. On guard for guard dogs A thief broke into a Sheepshead Bay home last week, but made sure that he didn’t venture past the bedroom he crawled into. If he opened the door, he might have come face to face with the pit bull that was roaming the halls of the East 29th Street home, residents told cops this week. The victim, 62, told police that the thief crawled into the second-floor bedroom through a window alongside the home, located near Voorhies Avenue, sometime after 2 a.m. on March 29. The made off with $2000 in jewelry, but decided not to scout out the rest of the home – for obvious reasons. Police were still looking for the thief as this paper went to press. Taxing times Three thieves are being sought for robbing a 14-year-old boy after claiming that he had to “pay a tax” for entering a 21st Avenue apartment building. The victim said that he entered the building near 84th Street at 9 a.m. on March 25 when the three thugs, described as 17-year-old white males, approached and asked him where he lived. When he said that he didn’t live in the building, the thieves said that he had to pay a tax. They then held the younger teen down and robbed him of $11 his school ID and some electronics. No serious injuries were reported. Cops are asking anyone with information regarding these thieves to call the 62nd Precinct at (718) 236-2611. All calls will be kept confidential. Nabbed rolling away A 21-year-old alleged mugger was arrested after a recent gunpoint heist in Bensonhurst, but not because of the robbery. Instead, cops initially nabbed him for his very poor driving record, which included five suspensions, when they caught him driving along Shore Parkway, police said. It wasn’t until after cops pulled Robbie Evans over for a traffic infraction and charged him with driving on a suspended license when they allegedly discovered that he resembled a thief who robbed a 51-year-old man inside a Shore Parkway building near 20th Avenue. The victim alleged that Evans had followed him into the building at 10 p.m. on March 25 and pulled a gun on him, demanding that he hand over his property. Evans allegedly fled the building empty handed, officials said. Whipped at handball Police are investigating a 21-year-old’s claims that he was whipped with a chain following a rather violent game of handball at the corner of Bedford Avenue and Avenue X. The victim said that he was playing handball with his friends at 4:30 p.m. on March 25 when he was approached by an unidentified black male. Without saying a word, the thug lashed the victim with a chain, leaving several cuts to his head. Police said that the victim’s injuries weren’t serious. Robbed of cell phone A 15-year-old girl had to call home with sad news after a 19-year-old thug robbed her of her cell phone, police said this week. The teen said that she was walking down 78th Street near 21st Avenue at 3 p.m. on March 18 when the suspect approached and punched her in the face. The thief then snatched the phone from her hand and ran off. Cops were still looking for the thief as this paper went to press. Ten against one A group of teens between 14 and 16 years old are being sought for robbing a 16-year-old girl of her cell and iPod last week. The victim said that she was passing the corner of Avenue S and Van Siclen Avenue at 4:10 p.m. on March 18 when she realized that a group of males were following her. That’s when one of the teens ran up to her and grabbed her arms. As she tried to resist, the remaining suspects snatched the cell phone from her hand and the iPod from her pocket, officials said. No injuries were reported. Cops are asking anyone with information regarding this incident to call the 62nd Precinct at (718) 236-2611. All calls will be kept confidential. Ready for war An assault rifle, as well as nearly 20 other firearms and thousands of rounds of ammunition, were removed from a Dyker Heights home last week when police visited a would-be gun lover with a search warrant. Officials said that cops from the 68th Precinct visited the home, located on 73rd Street near 12th Avenue, last week on reports that someone was stockpiling firepower in both his home and his car. When they arrived on the scene, they discovered that the homeowner had two handguns and sixteen rifles, for which he had permits. He also had an assault rifle and 15,000 rounds of ammunition that he didn’t have a permit for, officials said. Cops arrested the man — whose name they did not disclose — on charges of criminal possession of a weapon. Pilot purloiner sought Police are looking for the thief who broke into a Honda Pilot found parked on 74th Street near 10th Avenue, officials said. The victim, 29, said he had parked is car on 74th Street at 9:15 a.m. on March 27. He returned to the car a few hours later to learn that someone had smashed the driver’s side window. About $2,000 worth of checks made out to cash and $230 in cash was removed from the vehicle, the victim told police. Cops are asking anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to call the 68th Precinct at (718) 439-4211. All calls will be kept confidential. Gone in 60 seconds A woman was robbed of $300 just moments after she pulled the cash from an ATM at an area eatery. The victim, 58, told police that she had removed the cash from an ATM at the Verrazano Pizzeria at the corner of 92nd Street and Fourth Avenue at 3:30 p.m. on March 29. She said that she was leaving the eatery, counting her money when three thieves, described only as white males, accosted her. The suspects grabbed her money and ran off, officials said. Police were looking for the thieves as this paper went to press. Scammer search Police are looking for two thieves who robbed an elderly couple of $2,000 after they came to their Dyker Heights home claiming to be water inspectors. The couple, who are both in their 80s, told police that two white males showed up at their 70th Street home near 13th Avenue at 2:30 p.m. on March 27 claiming that there had been a water main break in the area and that they had to check the water. As one of the thieves took his male victim to a bathroom to see if the water was turning brown, the thief’s associate snuck into a bedroom, where he found some of the victim’s cash. But the female victim was not so easily deceived, officials said. When she saw one of them sneak into her bedroom, she screamed, and both men scrambled out of the home. Police were still looking for the con artists as this paper went to press. Cops are asking anyone with information regarding these thieves to come forward. In the interim, police are encouraging residents to demand ID from any city official or utility company representative who comes to their door. If that person can’t provide ID or appears suspicious, they should call 911 immediately. Help find him Police are asking the public’s assistance in their search for 74-year-old William Barry, who has been missing since March 19. Officials said that Barry was last seen leaving his Ovington Avenue home just after 9:30 p.m. that night. He’s described as six feet tall, 160 pounds and was last seen wearing black pants, black boots, a black waist-length jacket and a black baseball cap. Cops are asking anyone with information regarding Barry’s whereabouts to call the NYPD CrimeStoppers hotline at (800) 577-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential. No salvation A worker at the Salvation Army store, 6822 Third Avenue, was robbed of her night deposits last week after she shut the store down for the evening. Police were told that the woman was nearing the corner of Third Avenue and 68th Street when an unidentified thief ripped the pocketbook off her shoulder and ran off. The woman was robbed of $558 worth of Salvation Army receipts, as well as $150 of her own money. Police were looking for the bag snatcher as this paper went to press.
