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Laptop, Cash and Books Stolen from Williamsburg Bar, Police Say

 The Brooklyn Ale House, located at 103 Berry St., in Williamsburg.
The Brooklyn Ale House, located at 103 Berry St., in Williamsburg.
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WILLIAMSBURG — An Apple laptop and $200 were stolen from a customer at a Williamsburg bar Feb. 25, police said.

The victim, an 18-year-old woman, went to the Brooklyn Ale House at 103 Berry St. and left her burgundy backpack on the floor around midnight, police said.

When she left the bar around 4 a.m., she realized that her backpack was missing along with a 15-inch MacBook Pro, cash, books and a sketchbook, police said.

While the cost of the device was not immediately known, a new laptop of similar specifications can cost between $1,999 and $2,599, according to the Apple website.

Management at the bar was not available to comment.

Here are other notable crimes from the 94th Precinct, according to police:

► A man was stabbed with an unknown sharp object just before 4 a.m. March 7 near Frost Playground in Williamsburg. The 24-year-old man was meeting a friend on Frost Street between Kingsland and Morgan Avenues when he was stabbed in the stomach. The victim, who did not know if he was attacked by a single person or a group, was taken to Elmhurst Hospital.

► A Time Warner Cable van was broken into and robbed of Hilti tools on Feb. 28 while it was parked at night in a 24-hour warehouse on Paidge Avenue in Greenpoint.

► A book bag was snatched from a 20-year-old man who was walking on North 7th Street near Meeker Avenue around 11:30 p.m. March 1. The victim, who spoke to police through a Japanese interpreter, said the bag contained a Samsung Galaxy phone.

A bag containing cash, a wallet, debit cards and a student ID, was stolen from McCarren Park while its owner was playing soccer with friends Jan. 15. The 29-year-old man said he left the bag on the ground for two hours.

► A purse holding valuables worth $1,725, including credit cards, jewelry, a watch, cash and keys, was stolen from the trunk of a car while the owner was at work March 5 in Williamsburg. While the car doors were locked, the trunk, where the 34-year-old woman had stored her purse, was left unlocked. 

► A 2007 Subaru Impreza was stolen from Meeker Avenue after it was parked under the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway between Kingsland Avenue and Sutton Street on March 2 between 6:30 p.m. and 10:30 a.m.