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90th Precinct

Southside–Bushwick

Low blow

A thief propositioned a man on Lorimer Street on April 25, but took his shoulder bag instead.

The victim told police that he was near Devoe Street at 2:05 am when the perp approached and said, “Give me [oral gratification] and nothing will happen to you.”

Startled, the victim pondered his options, but the perp took his bag instead and ran.

Murder at deli

A thug killed a 46-year-old man by slicing an artery in his thigh on Roebling Street on April 29.

The man was in front of a deli near S. Eighth Street at 9 pm when the perp deeply stabbed him in his leg.

The victim was dead in minutes.

McRobbery

A gunman broke into a McKibbin Street apartment on April 29 and stole a computer — while its resident was there.

The victim told police that the perp entered his apartment at 1:40 am, shouting, “Give me your electronics — I have a gun!”

The tenant handed over some electronics, and the perp fled toward Bushwick Avenue.

Cell hell

A thief kicked a man and took his wallet and cellphone on Hooper Street on April 25.

The victim told police that he was near S. First Street at 1:05 am when the perp approached, punched him and grabbed his cash.

Book bagged

Two thieves frightened a woman inside her S. Fourth Street building and stole her book bag on April 27.

The woman told police that she tried to enter her sixth-floor apartment at 10 pm when two thugs approached her and pushed her to the door.

“Give me your bookbag, I don’t want to shoot you,” one threatened, prompting her to hand it over.

Cash carry

Three thieves — one with a gun — stole a man’s cash and phone on Humboldt Street on April 26.

The victim told police that he was near Scholes Street at 11:45 pm when the perps approached and demanded money.

One waved a silver handgun and said, “Give me everything you have.”

“Everthing” turned out to be $50.

Car theft round-up

• A thief stole a Ford on Lorimer Street on April 26. The driver told police that he parked near Graham Avenue at 8:30 am and returned two hours later to find it gone.

• A thief stole a Nissan on Meserole Street on April 26. The driver told police that she parked near Union Avenue at 3 am and returned eight hours later to find it gone.

• A thief took a Chevrolet on Ainslie Street on April 27. The driver told police that she parked at 10:30 pm near Manhattan Avenue, and the car was gone by 3 pm the next day.

— Aaron Short

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