Police Blotter: Burglar Steals $2K in Electronics and Jewelry from 14th St. Home

The following information was supplied by the 78th Precinct of the NYPD. It does not indicate a conviction.

Burglar Steals $2K in Electronics and Jewelry

A burglar broke into a 14th Street home and got away with over $2,000 in electronics and jewelry on Oct. 9.

The 39-year-old victim told police that she left her apartment, between Seventh and Eighth avenues, at around 8:30 a.m. She also said that she did not lock her front bedroom window, but it was closed. She returned home at around 7:12 p.m. to find her apartment burglarized. The crook climbed through the unlocked window and stole two laptops, a camera, an MP3 player, an iPhone, a jewelry box, 12 rings, three bracelets and a necklace for a total of $2,170. 

A Car Boosted from 14th St.

A crook stole a car parked on 14th Street some time between Oct. 8 and Oct. 10.

The 26-year-old victim told police that he parked his black Toyota between Prospect Park West and Eighth Avenue at around 5:15 a.m. on Oct. 8. The victim said that he left the car unlocked and his valet key was also inside the Corolla. Police said the car was not towed, and no cameras in the area caught the boost. 

Motorcycle Boosted from Sackett St.

A crook stole a motorcycle parked behind the front gate of a building on Sackett Street some time between Oct. 8 and Oct. 9.

The 23-year-old victim told police that he parked his black Honda motorbike in the front courtyard, between Nevins Street and Third Avenues, behind the gate on Oct. 8 at around 11 p.m. However, he did not lock the motorcycle and it does not have an alarm. When he went to get his two-wheeler the next day at 7 a.m., it was gone.

Another Car Boosted 

A thief boosted a car from its parking spot on Carroll Street some time between Oct. 4 and Oct. 8.

The 36-year-old victim told police that she parked her red Honda between Sixth and Seventh avenues at around 12 p.m. on Oct. 4. When she returned on Oct. 8 at around 8 p.m., her car was gone.