PROSPECT-LEFFERTS GARDENS — Three women stole a custom wig worth almost $1,500 from a Flatbush Avenue hair salon — and then got busted when they returned to the salon while police were taking a crime report.
The women, ages 17, 19, and 22, first entered the shop at 737 Flatbush Ave. near Clarkson Avenue around 12:30 p.m. on Oct. 2 and started asking about prices and picking up merchandise to buy, workers at the salon told police.
While the workers were occupied with two of the women, the third snatched a custom wig worth $1,470 off a mannequin and fled the store, followed by her accomplices.
The group got away, but were later arrested when they returned to the salon at the same time NYPD officers were taking a report about the theft with the workers. The three wig-snatchers were taken into custody outside the shop.
All three women have been charged with grand larceny, a felony, court records show.
Other notable crimes in this week’s blotter from the 71st Precinct in Crown Heights, Prospect-Lefferts Gardens and East Flatbush include:
The map above depicts only those blotter items compiled by DNAinfo New York within the date range indicated, not all crimes that took place in a given precinct. To see all previous crime blotters from this precinct, click here.
► A 45-year-old man was arrested after police found 62 forged and altered MetroCards, crack and marijuana on him outside of a Union Street home. The arrest took place at 2:45 p.m. on Sept. 28. He told police he used the cards to help people get into the subway.
► A 39-year-old man was arrested for burglary after a homeowner caught the man red-handed as he tried to break into his house on East 49th and Winthrop streets. The 30-year-old victim said he heard a noise at his back door and when he went to investigate, found the would-be burglar with his hand through a window trying to open a rear door. The suspect fled on foot, but the victim identified him to police a short time later on East 46th Street.
► A 17-year-old teen was arrested on Bedford Avenue near Crown Street for stealing a “Just Don” designer hat worth $1,000. The teen took it from another man around 4:40 p.m. on Sept. 29 and fled on foot, pursued by the victim. As the two ran toward Sullivan Place, an officer caught up with the thief and arrested him. The hat was recovered.
► An unknown suspect fired several bullets in front of 288 Crown St. around 5 a.m. on Oct. 2, hitting two parked cars — a 2006 BMW and a 1999 Nissan. No one was injured in the shooting.
► An 18-year-old man was arrested inside Kings County Hospital for punching a uniformed NYPD officer in the head around 6:45 a.m. on Oct. 2. The officer was treated for minor injuries at the medical facility. It’s unclear what caused the assault.
