House Break-Ins, Ripped Off Packages, Stolen Cars & More Recent Crime In Kensington

Here’s the latest on Kensington’s felonies — practically “hot off the press,” to use an antiquated phrase. The latest felony crime report from the 66th Precinct covers 14 days from Saturday, April 26 to Friday, May 9. We tip our hat to the 66th Precinct officer who volunteers to keep Kensington in the know.

As usual, the report only covers felony crimes which occurred in Kensington’s two police sectors, G and K. Sector G includes Beverley Road to Avenue F, and 37th Street to Coney Island Avenue; Sector K covers Caton Avenue to Beverley Road and 37th Street to Coney Island Avenue. The entire 66th Precinct is split into 13 sectors, lettered A-J.

Monday, April 28, between 10:30am-12:15pm
37th Street between 12th and 13th Avenues
Someone walked into a young man’s apartment through an open front door but took no property, police say.

Monday, April 28, between 7am-5pm
Dahill Road between Louisa St & Church Ave
A thief entered the home of a woman and took $6 cash, a laptop, a Nintendo 3DS, an iPod, and a cell phone — property valued by owner at $1,106 — and cops say there were no signs of forced entry.

Thursday, May 8, between 9:30am-3:45pm
East 2nd Street between Albemarle Rd & Church Ave
Another thief entered a man’s home through the bathroom window, which faced a courtyard, and police report the perp walked away with an iPad, a laptop, and Bose speakers, valued by the owner at $1,450.

Tuesday, April 15 at 12:25pm; reported to NYPD on Tuesday, April 29
Beverley Road between E 3rd & E 4th Streets
A scammer made a total of $5,800 worth of unauthorized transactions and withdrawals from a woman’s checking and saving accounts, the police report.

Tuesday, March 18 at 3:21pm; reported to NYPD Sunday, May 4
Ocean Parkway between Ditmas Ave & Ave F
According to the police, a neighborly bloke signed for a man’s Fed Ex package while he was at work — and took it. The package had a Nikon camera in it worth $1,581. The police pointed out the man didn’t inform NYPD of the theft for close to two months.

Sunday, May 4 at 10am; reported to NYPD on Tuesday, May 6
East 8th Street between Cortelyou Rd & Ditmas Ave
Another “unknown” person opened a Verizon account in the name of a local man, police say, but the 66th Precinct did not say what, if anything, was taken.

Tuesday, May 6, between 10am-4pm
Ocean Parkway between Caton Ave & Albemarle Rd
In a phone call, the police say, a con artist told an 85-year-old woman her grandson was in jail in the Dominican Republic and needed help to bail him out, so the woman sent four $900 payments via Western Union to the Dominican Republic: a total of $3,800.

Between Monday, April 28, 4:30pm and Tuesday April 29, 3am
Chester Avenue between Louisa Street & Church Ave
An unknown individual stole a man’s 2013 blue Ford Econoline van.

Between Saturday, May 3, 7pm and Sunday, May 4, 4:20pm
East 4th Street between Ave C & Cortelyou Rd
Another unknown suspect stole a man’s 2010 gray Honda Accord.