September 3, 2008 / Brooklyn news / Police Blotter / Prospect Heights

Lots of bike thefts

By Allison Bosworth

for The Brooklyn Paper

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Bicycle thieves

Thieves stole a woman’s bike from a rack on Eastern Parkway on Aug. 30.

The victim had locked her bike, worth about $400, at a seemingly secure place between Classon and Underhill Avenues, using both a regular lock and a chain.

But neither proved a great obstacle to the bike-napper, who clipped the chain and made off with the wheels at about 5 pm.

Another bike thief stole a two-wheeler in front of a home on St. Marks Avenue between Carlton and Vanderbilt Avenues overnight on Aug. 28. The victim noticed the crime the next morning at 7:30 am.

The 24-year-old told cops that she had secured her bike in her front yard. The two-wheeler was worth $200.

Take it EZ

A man’s EZ pass and gas company credit card were stolen from his hybrid car’s window overnight on Aug. 23.

The man told cops that he had parked his car on Eastern Parkway between Vanderbilt and Classon Avenues that evening, and came back the next morning to find the valuable cards missing.

The case becomes perplexing when police found that no glass had been broken, and no damage done to any locks on the vehicle.

— Allison Bosworth

©2008 Community Newspaper Group