DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — Only a month after opening, the city's newest Target store is already a target for thieves.
Officers arrested Efrain Ramirez, 55, for trying to steal three laptops and a pack of candy from the chain store in the new City Point development at 445 Albee Square West at 9:46 a.m. on Feb. 19, police said.
Police were able to recover the merchandise, worth more than $1,000 total, though it wasn’t clear what type of laptops or candy Ramirez tried to steal.
A manager at Target declined to comment on the robbery Wednesday.
Ramirez was charged with grand larceny, criminal possession of stolen property and petit larceny.
His attorney did not immediately return a request for comment.
Other notable crimes from the 84th Precinct include:
► Two burglars tried to break into Numero 28 Pizzeria at 68 Bergen St. by attempting to open the front door with a crowbar on Feb. 7 at 3:04 a.m., police said. A store manager said the burglars also tried to break in through the basement and restaurant windows, but were unable to get inside.
► A burglar stole a passport and $200 in cash from a 66-year-old woman’s apartment at 125 Court St. on Feb. 15 at 1 p.m., police said.
► A man tried to steal an iPhone and speakers from the Metro PCS store at 445 Fulton St. at 2:20 p.m. on Feb. 15 and punched an employee who tried to stop him before he ran off, police said. A call to the store on Wednesday went unanswered.
► A 26-year-old man was slashed in the chin after getting into an argument with another man on an A train near the Hoyt-Schermerhorn station on Feb. 19 at 5:10 p.m., police said.
