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Serial burglar on the loose?

By Stephen Brown
The Brooklyn Paper

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Bay break-in

Cops are investigating if a series of similar break-ins indicates that a serial burglar is on the loose. Here’s how the crimes went down:

• A thief sneaked into a 80th Street house on Dec. 7, turning the bedrooms upside down and found $2,800 in jewelry. He also left the house, which is between Ridge Boulevard and Colonial Road, with an HD television. The resident discovered the crime upon her return at 6 pm.

• One day later — and one block over — a thief grabbed $38,000 in bling from a 79th Street house, also leaving behind a mess. The victim returned to the house, which is between Colonial Road and Narrows Avenue at around 11:30 am to find her patio door pried open and her bedroom in a sorry state.

• In the final break-in, a bandit barged his way into a 65th Street apartment on Dec. 10, this time only making off with a computer and an iPod. The tenant returned to the unit, which is between 13th and 14th avenues at around 7 pm to the creepy sight of an unlocked front door.

Appetite lost

A thief entered a popular Fourth Avenue restaurant overnight on Dec. 11 — though he was only hungry for cash.

The robber apparently used a crowbar to pry open the backdoor of Fushimi restaurant, which is between 93rd and 94th streets, sometime after closing time.

Once inside, he grabbed a safe, which contained $20,000, a computer and one worker’s Green Card before fleeing.

The crime was discovered when an employee showed up for work at 11 am.

Spinners swiped

A thief snatched all four rims off a 2010 Nissan Maxima that had been parked on 74th Street on Dec. 5.

The owner of the auto told cops that he last saw his smooth, stylish wheel covers at around 7:30 pm on the block between 10th and 11th avenues. Early the next morning, the rims — valued at $2,000 — were gone.

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