Kensington Crimes: Keep An Eye On Your Bank Account!

A number of thefts from locals’ bank accounts leads the latest felony crime report from the 66th Precinct, which covers the first three weeks in July with some backtracking to recently reported grand larcenies in June and May. Neither vacations or mishaps deter us, so we post this info albeit with time gaps. Once again, we are beholden to the 66th Precinct officer who shoulders the task of keeping Kensington current.

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 parceled into 13 sectors, lettered A-J.

Wednesday, July 9-Thursday, July 10, between 8:55pm-7:06am
Image Prescription Center, 119 Church Avenue between McDonald Ave and East 2nd St
According to complaint filed with police, someone stole $55,150 in cash, drugs, and eyeglasses while the store, a pharmacy and optical company, was closed for the night. The store’s cameras do not work. The cash was in small bills: $10, $5, and $1.

Monday July 7-Saturday, July 12, between 11:30am-5am
Minna Street between Bills Pl and Chester Ave
Upon returning from vacation, a woman discovered $910 in electronics had been taken from her house. The police said the thief was able to enter her living room by removing a board from a boarded-up ground floor window, which had been nailed shut. The window once held an A/C unit.

Reported Friday, May 23, 2:40pm
Beverley Road between East 3rd and East 4th Sts
A man reported to police that from April 4 until April 25, someone used a fake ID to withdraw $3,800 from his Chase Bank account.

Monday, June 30, 10:20pm
East 4th Street between Ditmas Ave and Ave F
Police say someone broke into a man’s car and stole his debit cards and checks. Later that day, 66th Precinct patrol officers arrested a 48-year-old man for the theft.

Tuesday, July 1, 11:32am
E & Jeryg Management Corp, 127 Beverley Road between Church Ave and East 2nd St
According to complainant, someone cashed checks totaling $4,585 on firm’s business account.

Sunday, June 29, 1:30pm; Reported to NYPD Tuesday, July 1, 4pm
Ocean Parkway at Church Ave
A 98-year-old woman was sitting in her wheelchair on Ocean Parkway with her purse on her lap when cops say a man on a bike rode up from behind and snatched it. Valued at $400, it included her Medicaid card, her keys, and a black cell phone. The NYPD has a Crime Stoppers alert out for this thief.

Reported to NYPD Monday, July 7, noon
Ocean Parkway between Caton Ave and Church Ave
Another woman claims someone made withdrawals totaling $1,239 from her account over a two-day period, from Thursday June 12 to Saturday, June 14.

Tuesday, July 1, 7am; Reported to NYPD Tuesday, July 8, 1pm
East 7th Street between Ave C and Cortelyou Rd
A man told police there were two unauthorized ATM withdrawals from his bank account for $729.

Wednesday, July 9, 11:30pm
East 5th St bet Cortelyou Rd & Ditmas Ave
According to the police a 29-year-old man said someone took his black leather wallet from his car, but Police said there was no forced entry. The wallet had a credit card, cash, and his New Jersey driver’s license in it, a total value of $60.

Reported to NYPD Sunday, July 13, 12:34pm
Ocean Parkway between Caton Ave & Church Ave
A man, 61, told police that over a 3-week period, from Thursday, June 19 to Thursday, July 10, 2:30pm, approximately $15,400 had been taken from his bank account without his knowledge.

Reported to NYPD Thursday, July 17, 12:29pm
Avenue C between East 8th and East 9th Sts
Another man notified police that his Wells Fargo debit card had been taken from his mailbox Sunday, June 1 around noon. During the next 20 days, the thief racked up $2,100 in charges.

Reported to NYPD Monday, July 21, 10:32am
East 5th Street between Cortelyou Rd and Ditmas Ave
A man told police someone unknown opened a Chase account in his name on Wednesday, June 18, 9am and charged $11,751 to it.

Sunday, July 20-Monday, July 21, between 7pm-7am
707 Beverley Road, corner of East 7th St
The owner of a 2011 Ford told police his employee parked this car in front of his apartment building. According to police, the employee said he returned the next morning, but the car was gone.