Metro

NYPD Daily Blotter

Brooklyn

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A musician was left humming a sad tune after armed thugs robbed him of his flute in Williamsburg, cops said.

The 22-year-old victim was walking under the Williamsburg Bridge near Roebling Street at about 2:30 a.m. last Sunday when three thugs approached, cops added.

The thugs pushed the man to the pavement and stole his flute, a rain jacket, a set of pencils, a black sketchbook, a cellphone and a book, police sources said.

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In a case of parking-space rage, a miffed motorist attacked a man over a spot in Sunset Park, authorities said.

Victor Reyes, 29, and the victim, 38, got into a heated argument over a spot on 41st Street near Sixth Avenue at about 9:50 p.m. on Sept. 28, cops said.

Reyes allegedly punched the victim in the face and sped off.

The victim and cops searched the area and found Reyes in possession of a baseball bat, police sources said.

Even with the police on hand, a brazen Reyes then allegedly swung at the victim, and the raging batman was quickly cuffed, the sources added.

Reyes was charged with assault, according to court records.

Manhattan

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A cop suffered a serious leg injury in a Harlem foot pursuit, police said.

Officers Frank Monge and Fabrizio Randazzo spotted Kareem Reid, 37, walking with a black bag toward a 2012 Chrysler double-parked in front of a hydrant at 142nd Street and Broadway at about 9 p.m. Friday.

As the officers approached, Reid and the car’s passenger, 21-year-old William Coleman, began fleeing, authorities said. Randazzo quickly cuffed Coleman.

But as Monge chased Reid toward West 135th Street, the cop tumbled, fracturing his knee and tearing a ligament, police said.

Despite his injury, Monge kept up the chase and radioed for backup.

Reid was caught carrying four ounces of pot, cops said. He was charged with marijuana possession, tampering with evidence, resisting arrest and other counts, police said.

Coleman is accused of pot possession and bail jumping.

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Police are investigating the death of a Harlem infant, authorities said.

The 11-month-old girl was found unconscious in an apartment at the Frederick Douglass Houses at about 8:30 p.m. Friday, cops said. EMS rushed her to St. Luke’s Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Cops said no criminality was immediately suspected. The medical examiner will determine the cause of death.

Queens

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A teen shot in Richmond Hill early yesterday is fighting for his life, police said.

A gunman opened fire at 2:30 a.m. at 102nd Street and Jamaica Avenue, hitting the 17-year-old in the chest and a 21-year-old man in the back.

The teen was in critical condition at Jamaica Hospital, while the man was listed as stable.

The Bronx

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A gunman was charged with murder in Fordham, police said.

Gertain Durakaj, 27, allegedly shot John Defensor, 21, at about 3:40 a.m. last Sunday on Beaumont Avenue near East 188th Street, cops said.

EMS rushed Defensor to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he died.

Durakaj was charged with second-degree murder, criminal possession of a weapon and manslaughter, authorities said.

The motive in the killing was not immediately known, cops said.