BOERUM HILL — A burglar snatched $2,100 in electronics from popular restaurant Mile End Delicatessen after breaking into the eatery overnight, police said.
The thief got into the restaurant at 97 Hoyt St. by prying open a window with a screwdriver around 4:15 a.m. on Dec. 20, according to a police report.
Surveillance video shows the thief crawling into the restaurant through a ground-level window before rummaging through the eatery’s electronics.
The man can be seen wearing a puffy jacket with a light-colored hood and hat over his head. A scarf covers the bottom half of his face, and a screwdriver and pliers can be seen sticking out of his pants pocket.
The suspect swiped an iPod, two iPad Minis, two Samsung Galaxy tablets, and an iPad Air used to operate the restaurant’s delivery systems, according to police and the restaurant’s managing partner, Joel Tietolman.
"We were burglarized, and the tablets we use to run the various delivery systems were stolen, along with our iPod," he said in an email.
In total, the thief stole about $2,100 worth of electronics, police said.
The suspect was described as about 30 years old, standing 6 feet tall and weighing 200 pounds.
Other notable crimes from the 84th Precinct include:
► A woman screamed at another woman on a northbound R train while following her around the train as the second woman tried to switch seats at 10:25 a.m. on Dec. 20 near the Court Street station, police said. The screaming woman then punched a man who tried to intervene, telling the screaming woman to “stop her nonsense."
► A 38-year-old man was punched and robbed by a group of men who took his LG cellphone and wallet as he was taking a picture of a building near 578 Atlantic Ave. at 3:20 p.m. on Dec. 20, police said. His wallet was later found with $300 missing from inside.
► A man unsuccessfully tried to rob a 14-year-old boy at gunpoint while the teen was walking to the subway near 26 Nevins St. just after 3 p.m. on Dec. 23, police said.
► A man accidentally hit a 47-year-old woman on the head with his bag as they were walking up the stairs at the Atlantic Avenue station at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 24, police said. When she confronted him about it, they got into an argument and he hit her over the head with a plastic gallon jug of water before fleeing.
