Update: We just spoke with the officers at the 76th precinct, and have the following two crimes to add to this week’s blotter:

House arrest
A perp broke into a President Street house on March 23 while the owner was at home alone in the basement. The incident happened around 10:15 am, when the woman heard footsteps above her and ran upstairs. But by htat point, the burglar had fled the scene — and taken her purse, laptop, iPhone, and $200 cash with him. Cops said the burglar got into the top-floor apartment, which is between Henry and Clinton streets, by climbing up the fire escape and breaking into a back window.

Cold, hard cash
A hoodlum on the sidewalk mugged a woman as she was driving down Clinton Street on March 25. The incident happened at 8 pm when the woman turned right onto Verandah Place, and noticed that a man had been following her from the sidewalk for about a block. As she turned, he walked into the street and blocked her path. He then put his hand in his pocket, acted like he had a gun, and said, “Give me your cash. Don’t scream, or I’ll shoot you.” The woman reached into her purse and pulled out $21, handed it calmly to the man, and watched as he fled eastbound down Verandah Place.

The following crimes are from the 84th precinct’s crime blotter:

Gunpoint mugging
A man mugged a woman at gunpoint on March 27 just as she was walking into her Dean Street apartment building. The incident happened around 2:40 pm when the woman started to open her door, which is near Nevins Street, when suddenly the man appeared next to her, pulled out a black handgun, and told her to go into her house.
The victim told cops he told her, “Give me your money and get down on the floor.” The woman complied, and handed him her wallet, iPod, laptop, Blackberry, and purse.
Cops are looking for the man, who the woman described as a medium-skinned Hispanic man with a mustache and short curly brown hair, who weighs 140 pounds and is 5’5”.

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