68th Precinct
Bay Ridge—Dyker Heights
Tool thief
A lousy looter broke into a car parked on Oliver Street on Feb. 9 and stole a set of tools, police said.
The owner left his car parked near Shore Road just after noon and came back a couple hours later to find someone had broken the lock on a rear door, police said. The thief stole a saw, mud mixer, hammer drill, and a handful of other tools, police said.
Easy hit
A scoundrel made away with a wallet left in an unlocked car parked on Senator Street on Feb. 12, according to a police report.
The owner parked the car between Fifth and Sixth avenues at 3 pm and returned around 7 pm to find his wallet and all of his credit cards and licenses missing, police said.
Ransacked
A cat burglar broke into a home on Ridge Boulevard on Feb. 12, according to police.
The victim left his home near 92nd Street for work around 2 pm and returned around 4 am the next day to find his apartment was completely ransacked and his rear window’s lock was broken.
The intruder stole some jewelry and a smartphone, authorities said.
License and registration, please
Someone cleared out a man’s car parked on 71st street on Feb. 13, according to police.
The victim parked his car between 10th and 11th avenues at 8 pm and came back the next morning to find everything in his car was tossed around, and both his glove box and center console open, police said.
The bandit stole his wallet containing not only his credit cards, but registrations for his car, truck, and motorcycle as well.
— Dennis Lynch
