68th Precinct Police Beat: Perp steals $30,000 in jewelry and cash from elderly woman’s apartment
Between Friday, December 18 and Friday, December 25, the 68th Precinct received reports of two grand larcenies, four burglaries and one robbery. The 68th Precinct serves Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights and Fort Hamilton.
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Police say a 53-year-old Asian woman was near Sixth Avenue and 78th Street when she placed her purse near the steps of a residence to throw out the trash on Friday, December 25 at 8:45 p.m. While doing so, two unknown perps — described by cops as Hispanics in their early twenties — stole the purse containing approximately $500 before fleeing westbound on 78th Street toward Fifth Avenue.