PARK SLOPE — A Kodak moment between a mother and child turned into a golden opportunity for a thief.
A mom had her bag stolen on Nov. 29 at 3:20 p.m. while she was taking a photo of her son near the Prospect Park Zoo, according to a police report. The woman put her purse on the ground while she snapped the picture. The stolen items included $80 in cash, a driver's license and credit cards, the report stated.
Other notable recent crimes in the 78th Precinct include the following, with details drawn from police reports:
► Two men robbed an 11-year-old boy of his iPhone while he was walking to a friend's house on Dec. 2 at 6:20 p.m. One of the men wrapped his arm around the boy's neck and forced him to give the robbers the phone's password, police said.
► A man robbed Astoria Federal Saving bank on Seventh Avenue and President Street on Dec. 4 at 5:30 p.m. of $1,198 after giving the teller a note that said "No dye packs."
► A burglar crept into an apartment on Fourth Avenue and Baltic Street while the tenant was asleep at 1:30 a.m. on Nov. 28 and stole two Giant bikes and a pair of Nike sneakers. The tenant woke up to find his front door propped open with a paint can.
► The tires and rims were stolen off a 2016 Honda Odyssey on Third Street and Fifth Avenue on Nov. 28 at 7 p.m.
► A 70-year-old woman left her apartment on Nov. 30 for an appointment and returned at 3:20 p.m. to find $1,450 in valuables stolen, including a laptop, iPhone, Galaxy tablet and watch.
► A woman had her purse stolen when she left it slung over the back of her chair at the bar at Dinosaur Bar-B-Que on Union Street and Fourth Avenue at 10 p.m. on Dec. 5.
► A thief broke into a construction site on Nevins and Baltic streets and stole several scaffolding motors and jackhammers on Dec. 4 at 4:30 p.m.
Overall in the 78th Precinct, major crimes have increased 3.05 percent this year compared to the same period in 2014, according to the most recent statistics from the NYPD.
The map below shows only those blotter items compiled by DNAinfo New York within the date range indicated, not all crimes that took place in a given precinct.
