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The Bronx

■ A man walked into Lincoln Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the foot, and told authoritie­s he noticed his injury only when he got home and took off his shoes, cops said.

The 25yearold victim said he was on the Grand Concourse near Joyce Kilmer Park in Morrisania at approximat­ely 8 p. m. Monday when he heard shots and felt pain, according to cops.

But he said it wasn’t until he returned home that he noticed that he had sustasined a graze wound to the left foot.

The man was hospitaliz­ed in stable condition, according to lawenforce­ment sources.

Police have not yet made any arrests in the incident.

■ A thief snatched a 28yearold woman’s iPhone 6 in University Heights, cops said.

The victim was walking along East 182nd Street near Creston Avenue at 5: 30 p. m. on March 18 when two men — including one in an Army jacket with an American flag on the back — swiped the phone, police said.

The thieves fled south on Creston Avenue. They are believed to be between 16 and 20 years old.

■ Two women were busted after allegedly shopliftin­g more than $ 1,000 in health, beauty and baby products from the Target store in Morris Heights.

The victims were inside the store at Exterior Street and East 151st Street at about 6 p. m. on April 1 when they started pocketing the items, police sources said.

It wasn’t immediatel­y clear if they also placed some of the items in their purses, but security spotted them doing the dirty deed, cops said.

They were caught with clothing, along with the beauty and baby products, according to the sources. The haul was worth $ 1,168 combined.

Hermina Rodriguez, 29, and Minerva Rivera, 48, were charged with grand larceny and criminal possession of stolen property, cops said.

Brooklyn

■ Two ungodly crooks burglarize­d a Sheepshead Bay synagogue, police sources said.

The men broke open two charity boxes and several lockers at about 5 a. m. Monday inside Agudath Israel of Madison at Avenue S and East 21st Street, according to the sources.

The thieves were caught on video surveillan­ce as they hopped into a dark SUV outside.

The amount of cash stolen from the charity boxes wasn’t immediatel­y known, but the crooks also swiped a laptop from one of the lockers, authoritie­s said.

Queens

■ Cops have arrested the suspect who allegedly fired shots outside the Resorts World Casino in South Ozone Park Friday night after a chaotic brawl erupted over long lines at a newly opened daiquiri bar, police sources said.

Jaquan Roberts, 22, was being sought after shots were fired outside the gambling palace at Aqueduct Racetrack.

He was charged with reckless endangerme­nt, attempted assault and criminal possession of a weapon, cops said.

The epic daiquiri throwdown began after a staring contest turned violent between two impatient women on a very long line for drinks, authoritie­s said.

The 10: 40 p. m. confrontat­ion happened at the opening of Fat Tuesdays daiquiri bar in the casino and turned into a fullon brawl involving two dozen combatants, who threw punches and chairs, leaving one cop and four security guards injured.

Roberts allegedly fired shots in the parking lot and then fled in a 2001 Acura bearing New York plates, cops said.

He has prior arrests for criminal possession of a weapon, lawenforce­ment sources said.

In 2010, he accidental­ly shot himself in the foot with a .22caliber gun, according to police.

Staten Island

■ A thief who had allegedly previously shoplifted 10 boxes of Legos from a Target store in Charleston was busted after he threatened a store worker with a knife while trying to escape with more stolen items two months later, lawenforce­ment sources said.

Salvatore Mennella, 35, attempted to bypass registers at the store at about 7 p. m. on March 10 with a shopping cart of goods, according to a criminal complaint.

When a worker confronted him at the exit, Mennella pulled a knife and said, “That’s it,” before abandoning the goods and fleeing, the complaint states.

Police have also connected Mennella to a Jan. 20 incident in which he was caught on surveillan­ce footage allegedly swiping Legos and other toys from the shelves before leaving without paying, the sources said.

Mennella was arrested on March 26 and charged with attempted robbery and menacing in the March incident, and petit larceny and criminal possession of stolen property in the January crime, according to the charging documents.

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