Moped-riding thieves grabbed a chain off a person in Greenpoint last Friday, October 10.
According to a police report, the grand larceny incident occurred at Huron Street near McGuinness Boulevard at approximately 1:48 pm, the NYPD confirmed to Greenpointers.
Perpetrators are described as two unknown males: one wearing a black hoodie, blue jeans, and red sneakers, and the other wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt. They fled on a moped in an unknown direction. No injuries were reported.
A similar incident occurred on McGuinness Boulevard just a few weeks ago. QNS.com reports that a moped-riding thief stole a gold necklace from a 70-year-old man near the intersection of Bayard Street and McGuinness Boulevard on September 18. Investigators believe the same perpetrator also stole $7,200 worth of necklaces from a 65-year-old man in Ridgewood on September 19.
As of press time, the NYPD has not responded to our email asking if they are investigating last Friday’s incident in connection with the other thefts.
The neighborhood saw a sudden escalation of moped thefts last summer. It is unclear if police ever identified any of the perpetrators or if there were any connections between the incidents. Â
Sadly this has been happening all over the city for a few years now since scooters took over the streets. The new law says they can only go 15mph, Godspeed to the police that try to enforce this law. It never should’ve been allowed to happen, that genie is going to be tough to put back in the bottle. Cashless bail isn’t working. Law makers endangered the many to appease the few. We need to fix the laws to actually hold criminals accountable & keep them off of the streets. Vote smart in November. Look beyond campaign tag lines and do your hw on mayoral candidates. Check your council members voting record & vote them out if they don’t support law & order. We’ve tried it their way & look where we are. it’s time to use common sense to make our city safe for everyone.
Best way to minimize or eliminate this?
Get tougher on these thieves instead of a slap on the wrist.
How to eliminate? Don’t wear, carry, display anything of value on your person unless it is in a secure location.
Hopefully police start flying neighborhood watch drones which send live visuals to AI data centers which help identify and locate these criminals. I want to see AI make NYC crime free.
The thieves were able to flee quickly on their mopeds because of the bike lanes on McGuinness Boulevard! The cops could not pursue them because they were caught on a one lane roadway !