Surf’s up!

Snorkeler strikes again!

A thief in a snorkel mask yanked away his victim’s phone as he was walking on Metropolitan Avenue early on April 29.

The victim was near Olive Street at around 2:45 am when the perp, wearing a gray hooded jacket and that diving mask, approached and snagged his iPhone. The victim ran after the Jacques Cousteau wannabe, but he lost sight of him.

Church chump

An unholy thief broke into a church on Johnson Avenue and stole the cash in the collection plate, surely earning him a spot in a hot place for all eternity.

The thief entered the Most Holy Trinity Center near Graham Avenue between 5:40 pm on April 29 and 8:20 am the next morning, snagging two cameras and $650 before the friars noticed it was missing.

House break

A sneaky thief broke into a building on Heyward Street overnight on April 30, taking some cash before running away.

The perp entered through a third-floor window in the apartment off Bedford Avenue between 8 pm and 11:30 pm the next night, before taking $375 and heading out.

Property sharks

Two wily thieves broke into a car on S. Fourth Street on May 1 and stole enough clothes and jewelry to open their own flea market

The thieves smashed open a Ford Explorer’s side door between 1:40 pm and 3:50 pm and took $847 worth of earrings, clothes, and electronics while the victims were at a friend’s house.

Motobegone

A thief stole a chopper from S. First Street on April 30.

The victim parked his Triumph between Wythe Avenue and Berry Street at 8 pm, but when he came back the next morning at 10:30, his bike had vanished.

Camry canvass

A thief snatched a car from Ross Street overnight on April 29.

The victim parked the Toyota sedan between Bedford and Wythe avenues at 11 pm and returned at 1 pm the next day to find it gone.

Pontiac poach

A bike enthusiast parked his Pontiac motorcycle on Driggs Avenue on April 26, but a perp grabbed it and rode away.

The victim parked his chopper near S. Third Street at 5 pm, but returned 14 hours later to find it gone.

Chop-stick up

A thug held up a delivery boy on Berry Street on April 25, taking $60, but leaving the chow mein and, eventually, losing his freedom.

The robber approached his victim at 9:35 pm, flashing a black gun towards him and shouting, “Money money money!” He took the cash and fled down Berry Street, but police soon caught up with him.

Laptop gone

A burglar broke into a Union Avenue apartment on April 25 and swiped a high-end laptop.

The victim’s $2,500 computer was the only thing missing from the apartment when she returned at 8:15 pm to the unit, which is between Ainslie and Hope streets.

— Aaron Short

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