MUGGINGS UP "SLIGHTLY" IN PARK SLOPE

Uhm, jayzus. From Gothamist:

"Tuesday night just after 11 pm I got mugged in Park Slope, on Park Place between 6th and 7th by two young African American women (this is a dark block with lots of big trees). I was robbed and bashed on the head by something that felt like a bottle (but may have been something else), and ended up in the hospital with stitches.The cops who came told me this is now a pattern - they are targeting women walking alone on dark streets and asking for directions, either to downtown or in my case, to Court Street. I screamed and they ran away, and grabbed my purse in the process. Please be careful, because they are not afraid to assault you. Previously, they tried to mug another woman on St. Johns, also in Park Slope, same m.o."

This prompted the 78th precinct to confirm that there has been a "slight uptick" in pslope robberies.

Ok, so word to the wise: if you're a lovely Park Slope lady and someone asks you for directions, run your ass off in the other direction FAST. Like you're chasing the Wafles & Dinges truck down 7th Avenue.

Of course the btchz at Brooklynian dove right into discussing this, and in record time,  it only took them 3 posts before moving the discussion on to racial profiling and name calling. I might submit that thread to the URDB just for funzies--it really is impressive.