Local muggings! Look out!

arches

some more grist for the mill...(although only one was in prospect heights)

http://prospectheights.patch.com/articles/three-gunpoint-muggings-in-one-night

whynot_31

The police have arrested a teen for one of the recent robberies. I wonder if he is a suspect in the other robberies as well...

http://prospectheights.patch.com/articles/teen-charged-with-gunpoint-mugging

karl the druid

once more, day has passed

once more will the phoenix rise

uh dude... i'm texting

roux42

Someone was in the lobby of 21 Butler Place last night. Do not know specifics yet.

roux42

Whoops! I meant some one was mugged in the lobby of 21 Butler Pleace last night. I do not know the specifics.

whynot_31

whynot_31 said:

The police have arrested a teen for one of the recent robberies. I wonder if he is a suspect in the other robberies as well...

http://prospectheights.patch.com/articles/teen-charged-with-gunpoint-mugging

Nope, it seems we have more than one mugger active on the PH/CH border:

Armed Robbery

BROOKLYN: *ARMED ROBBERY* (77 PCT) CLASSON AVE & BERGEN ST. ROBBERY AT GUNPOINT, PERPS M/B & F/B FLED ON BERGEN ST TOWARDS GRAND AVE. (c) [MNS225]

Classon Ave & Bergen St

Brooklyn, NY

12/20/2011 7:21 p.m.

source: http://gothamist.com/map/

architecture biscuit

Probably unrelated since this was a group, but a man was beaten and mugged on Park Pl between Washington and Vanderbilt (article doesn't specify if it was east or west of Underhill). http://prospectheights.patch.com/articles/man-beaten-by-mob-on-park-place

armchair_warrior

the wallet and phone thing is a excuse. sounds more like they just want to beat someone. with beating someone could end up with different charges maybe. but with a fake robbery would be something else.

hell other parts of us could be a hate crime too, if it was bunch of white kids beating none white kids.

xlizellx

A friend of mine was in the area looking for an apartment. He was mugged at gunpoint for his iPhone at Park Place and Franklin Avenue around 7:30pm. He was waiting for the broker to show and as she called the guy showed up and mugged him.

The avenue is busy that time of night - I got home only minute ago. I passed 6 cops on my way from eastern to park place as well. Brazen stuff.

whynot_31

When the police catch them, the data shows that muggers usually mug pretty close to home.