HIS LOVE FOR tomes got carried away.

A 67-year-old man was pinched for scrawling a forlorn missive on the facade of the Aguilar Library.

Cops say the accused traipsed around the property (that is “temporarily closed for building improvements”) used spraypaint to write the phrase: “We Want To Read”.

Cops reeled in the overzealous bookworm and brought charges of both making graffiti and possession of a graffiti instrument.

As one of the oldest branch libraries in New York, the Aguilar Branch was founded in 1886 and named for Grace Aguilar, a Sephardic Jewish author.

In 1905, when it joined New York City’s Public Library system, Aguilar Library was a central repository for large Jewish and Italian immigrant populations.

After World War II, an influx of Puerto Rican and other Spanish-speaking newcomers led to the creation of an extensive collection of materials published in Spanish.

Designed by architects Herts and Tallant, the Aguilar Library was built with monies donated biz tycoon Andrew Carnegie.

The interior of the building features a graceful hanging gallery with a cast-iron railing and a pressed-glass floor.

The library’s $4.45 million facelift (featuring upgrades to the heating, A/C units, and alarm and sprinkler systems) was announced in the fall of 2023 and is slated to reopen this summer.

SHE WAS FEEDING the cancer stick beast.

A 43-year-old woman became an inmate after getting dinged with tobacco. 

At around 2:15 p.m. on Sept. 20, authorities say a woman was allegedly paying a vis-à-vis to an inmate holed up Rikers Island prison. 

While she was spending time with the 57-year-old inmate, who records show had been facing a hit for drugs — correction officials observed the woman on CCTV slip a “clear glove finger” that she allegedly placed inside the inmate’s jumpsuit” as they embraced for a hug, according to the complaint. 

The visitor and the inmate were both held. Jailers discovered the suspected “glove finger” filled wit 8.4 grams of a “leafy substance with a distinctive odor”. 

It was soon determined the substance was tobacco. 

When confronted about the seizure of the tobacco stash she allegedly slipped to the prisoner — the woman didn’t appear contrite. 

“I don’t care,” she allegedly stammered. “I bought it for him because he smokes.”

The woman was then charged with promoting prison contraband. 

Her case remains in play despite pleading not guilty. She’s supposed to return to court on Jan. 8. 

HE RIPPED OFF one too many thrones. 

A familiar fleecer of rather unspeakable wares was caught after racking up quite a run. 

The 38-year-old was first caught using a screwdriver back on July 17 to jimmy the front door of a home on Moffat Street near Bushwick Avenue. 

Cops say the same perp struck again two days later, just before 2:45 a.m. 

The suspect allegedly breached a property on Bainbridge Street near Saratoga Avenue. 

Once inside, the suspect was recorded grabbing a hefty handful of both toilet paper and paper towels. 

Footage of the suspect’s handiwork was supplied to investigators. 

A month later, back on Aug. 14, the same perp was allegedly fingered for two other burglaries. 

Once reeled in, he was hit with a series of burglary, criminal trespass, and petit larceny charges for the various bathroom supply boosts.

The suspect’s case appears to have been referred to a diversion program. But he’s still due to appear before a judge on Nov. 21, records show. 

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A TOUGH TOOK allegedly peeled off in a man’s ride and then targeted numerous marks, shooting one — and then getting into a smashup after a quick police pursuit.

The 25-year-old suspect first struck at around 6 a.m. on Sept. 4, allegedly rolling away in a 2017 blue Infiniti QX60 that was parked on 144th Street and 116th Avenue.

Five days later at around 2:30 a.m., the same crook allegedly took the hot wheels and creeped up on a man from behind as he was walking on Ava Place.

The suspect, tired in dark clothing, allegedly pulled a silver revolver and warned the man to fork over his wallet and phone and “not to scream”.

He then allegedly drove up to a deli on Sutphin Boulevard where he bought items using a Capital One credit card, according to the criminal complaint. (Authorities say the card belonged to the man who had been held at gunpoint.)

At around 4 a.m. on Sept. 12, cops say the same perp stepped up to another man pointing the same silver revolver and yammered, “Give me everything!”

The victim handed over four tenspots.

But the unsatisfied suspect then allegedly pleaded, “Give me all the money!”

But his victim protested that he was wiped out of funds.

That didn’t sit well with the suspect. He allegedly raised the piece and shot the victim in his right ankle.

The same early morning, at around 5 a.m., the suspect in the Infiniti allegedly spotted a woman and creeped up behind her as she was walking on Rockaway Boulevard and whispered, “Be quiet and give me your phone and bag.”

He also allegedly aimed the revolver to the woman’s neck and told her, “Don’t say anything, miss!” He allegedly ripped the woman’s bag off her shoulder.

Before the clock sturck 6 a.m., cops were on the suspect’s stolen Infiniti where a pursuit ensued at the intersection of 184th Place and Jamaica Avenue.

It wouldn’t last long.

About 12 miles of cops and robbers — the suspect led officers down a variety of streets until he allegedly crashed the Infiniti into a backyard of a home on 177th Street.

Cops searched the ride and also frisked his pockets.

They found several credit cards belonging to one of the suspect’s mugged victims. They also discovered more bags, wallets, credit cards, and cell phones.

The suspect was slapped with a laundry list of charges — most notably attempted murder for the ankle shot. He’s also facing weapons, robbery, grand larceny, and attempted assault hits.

A SAP WEAPONIZED a fork. 

An unwanted suspect who had been ordered to steer clear of the Weed Avenue home by a judge, returned at around 9 a.m. on Sept. 8 to terrorize his kin. 

The 45-year-old perp allegedly reached for what authorities documented in a complaint — being a fork — and used it to inflict “fear” and “alarm” in everybody under the roof. 

The protection order had been secured back on June 18 and was to remain intact until June 17 of 2026. 

The accused allegedly had been familiar with the wrong side of the law, having copped to a burglary hit on June 11, the papers say.  

Authorities nabbed the suspect (also made sure to confiscate the fork) and then slammed him with burglary, weapons, criminal contempt, and menacing raps. 

The suspect claimed innocence at his arraignment and is due back to appear in court on Dec. 23. 

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