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Ikea hit again
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del.icio.usA valuable stash of copper cable wire was stolen from the Ikea construction site on Beard Street in Red Hook sometime between June 22 and 26, police said.
A construction contractor hired by the company said he left the fenced and guarded building site with the copper welding cable attached to a large conductor. The 1,800-square-foot line was cut and missing when he returned to the waterfront site the next Tuesday. Police said that the Ikea contractor that reported the heist — J.C. Steel Corporation — was working with the police on an investigation.
This is not the first time thieves have hit the future home of Ikea. In January, 250 tons of construction rubble was allegedly stolen from the site. The dirt on that dirt was never turned up by the police and eventually, the investigation was dropped.
Segway needed
A 39-year-old hood was arrested by the cops after robbing a 44-year-old man on Hoyt Street on July 2 at 6:40 pm, police said
The victim called the police on a cellphone seconds after his assailant took off running with his two pals, who stood lookout as the goon threw his victim against a wall and stole $70.
The aging robber didn’t make it far from the crime scene, which is between Warren and Baltic streets, before officers caught up with him.
Bar games
A crew of underage criminals sneaked into a popular bar on the corner of Smith and Butler streets on July 3 and stole a woman’s wallet, police said.
The 31-year-old bar-goer was innocently playing a video game at around 8 pm when several high-school-aged hoods dug into her purse and took $51, several credit cards, a Metrocard, a library card and an Amherst College ID.
Police recommend holding purses tight, even during a difficult round of Deer Hunter.
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