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VOL. 110, NO. 3 AUGUST 16 — 22, 2018
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Cops warn: Bike
thieves hit Glendale
BY RYAN KELLEY
RKELLEY@RIDGEWOODTIMES.COM
TWITTER @R_KELLEY6
A group of teenagers is wanted
for strong arm robbery
aft er allegedly stealing a bicycle
from a young boy in Glendale.
According to police, the theft occurred
on Aug. 9 at approximately 9:30
p.m. at the corner of Cooper Avenue and
72nd Street when a group of six teenagers
surrounded the 12-year-old victim.
Sources familiar with the investigation
said the suspects then forcibly
removed the victim’s 2019 silver SE
Beast Mode bicycle, which is worth
approximately $850.
The suspects are described as
black males between 14 and 17 years
old, police said, and the group is
believed to have committed other
bicycle robberies in the area.
Anyone with information regarding
these suspects is urged to call the
104th Precinct Detective Squad at
(718) 386-2723 or Detective Borough
Queens North at (718) 520-9200.
On the 104th Precinct’s Twitter
account, Captain John Mastronardi,
the precinct’s commander, warned
on Aug. 14 about a recent rash of
bicycle theft s in the area.
“We have had reports of robberies
happening on Cooper Ave from
72 Street to 80 Street,” he tweeted.
“There are 3-7 male blacks targeting
teenagers with bicycles and forcefully
removing the bicycles. Be vigilant.
If anyone has any #INFORMATION
or #TIPS on these incidents please
718-386-2723.”
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