Stabbed in the eye
A drunken thug attacked another man with an ice pick on Jan. 18, stabbing his victim in the eye during the violent exchange on Martense Street.
Witnesses said that the 45-year-old suspect was arguing with his victim outside a store near Rogers Avenue at 7:15 pm when he started lobbing punches. He then pulled an ice pick from his coat and lunged, catching his victim just under the eye.
Cops were called to the scene, finding that the 45-year-old didn’t have one — but two — ice picks in his possession.
Changing locales
It seems that the trio of trigger-happy thugs who have been raiding East Flatbush supermarkets have begun looking for greener pastures.
Police said that the suspects wanted for the series of robberies — the latest of which occurred in East Flatbush on Dec. 27 — surfaced in Williamsburg on Jan. 7 when they robbed a Grand Street Key Food.
Employees said the suspects barreled in at 8:45 pm, pistol-whipped an employee and ran off with an undetermined amount of cash.
At the time, the thieves were still being sought for targeting East Flatbush food stores and restaurants, police said.
Their crimes include:
• Entering a C-Town on E. 98th Street between Rutland Road and Winthrop Street at 6:15 pm on Dec. 3, swiping money from three registers.
• Raiding a Key Food on Avenue D between E. 42nd and E. 43rd streets during a daring 3:35 pm holdup on Dec. 18, taking money from cash registers and a safe.
• Entering Danny’s Jerk Chicken Restaurant, which is on Lenox Road between Utica Avenue and E. 49th Street, at 8:30 pm on Dec. 21, robbing both the register and a 60-year-old customer.
• Hitting their second Key Food, this one on Church Avenue between E. 95th and E. 96th streets, at 7 pm on Dec. 27 — right at the height of last month’s snowpacalypse — where they pistol-whipped an employee and ransacked a register.
Cops have described all suspects as dark-skinned males between 5-foot-10 and 6-foot-1 and around 170 pounds.
Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of these individuals are encouraged to call CrimeStoppers at (800) 577-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.
Caught in the act
A thief busted his way into an Avenue I home on Jan. 13, but made a hasty retreat as soon as he was discovered.
The 17-year-old resident told police that she was inside the home, which is near E. 40th Street, at 1:30 pm when the thief kicked in the front door.
But when he realized she was watching him, he ran, escaping in a white van.
Door kicker sought
A thief kicked in the door to an E. 56th Street home on Jan. 13, but ended up taking nothing.
The homeowner, who lives near Avenue H, said that the break-in took place at 12:30 pm.
More door entries
Someone forced his way into an E. 58th Street home on Jan. 14, taking $260 and a cellphone.
The thief entered the home sometime after 6 am, the 31-year-old homeowner, who lives near Avenue H, told police.
Gunned down
A gunman shot and killed a 25-year-old man during a fierce Jan. 10 exchange on Church Avenue.
Witnesses told police that gunshots erupted between E. 55th and E. 56th streets at about 2:45 pm. When cops arrived, the victim was found lying in the street, suffering from a gunshot wound to the torso.
Paramedics rushed the man to Kings County Hospital, where he died of his injuries.
Cops are asking anyone with information regarding this incident to come forward.
Calls can be made to the NYPD CrimeStoppers hotline at (800) 577-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.
