CROWN HEIGHTS — Two teenage girls were doused with bleach while walking on Nostrand Avenue this week, attacked by another teen and known gang member who threw the chemical on them, police said.
The two victims, ages 13 and 14, were walking on Nostrand Avenue near Union Street at approximately 11:50 p.m. on Tuesday when the suspect, approximately 17 years old, called out to one of the girls, then threw bleach at both of them.
The 14-year-old suffered first-degree burns to her chest and was taken to Kings County Hospital, police said. The 13-year-old suffered from burning skin and was treated by her family doctor.
The victims knew the suspect only as “Petty Queen,” her Facebook name, and that she is member of the Folk Nation street gang, they told police. She has not yet been identified or arrested.
Other notable incidents in this week’s blotter from the 71st Precinct in Crown Heights, Prospect-Lefferts Gardens and East Flatbush include:
► Two men leaving the Utica Avenue subway station on Eastern Parkway were assaulted and slashed by a group of five men who attacked them. The assault happened just after midnight on June 21 when the two victims, ages 34 and 52, were leaving the train. One of the suspects yelled “get him” and five men then cut the pairs' ears, bodies and hands. Both men were treated for the non-life-threatening injuries. No suspects have yet been identified in the assault.
► A 36-year-old man was arrested for criminal possession of a weapon after police found him with a loaded handgun on the corner of Ocean and Parkside avenues. The man, Arthur Walker, 36, was searched at approximately 8 p.m. on June 23 after police observed him with an open container of alcohol, court records show. He was found to be carrying a loaded Kel-Tec 9MM firearm and a small amount of marijuana. He has been charged with four weapons charges, unlawful possession of marijuana, jaywalking and consumption of alcohol in public, court records show. He was released from custody Wednesday on $8,000 bail. It's unclear when he is due back in court and his legal representative could not be reached for comment.
► Workers at a Nostrand Avenue bodega reported to police that an unknown suspect or suspects threw lit fireworks into one of their store windows, causing more than $3,000 in damage. The incident happened at approximately 7:35 p.m Tuesday at 1040 Nostrand Ave. near Sterling Street. The workers said the fireworks hit and shattered the store’s windows. The culprit fled southbound on the avenue. No one was injured during the incident and there has been no arrests.
The above list only describes those blotter items compiled by DNAinfo New York between June 21 and June 28, not all incidents that took place in a given precinct. To see all previous crime blotters from this precinct, click here.
