Crime & Safety
Burglar With Bag On Head Makes Clownish Escape On Tiny Bike: Cops
Video shows the man making his getaway after breaking into a religious goods store in The Bronx, police said.
THE BRONX, NY – A Bronx burglar made a ridiculous getaway by climbing aboard a tiny motorcycle he'd stolen and careening through traffic, his knees sticking up above the handlebars, with a plastic bag on his head, surveillance video shows.
The clownish escape was made after the man forced his way into Botanica San Miguel, a store that sells religious goods, on Longwood Avenue and took items off the shelf and $160 from a cash register while wearing a plastic bag over his head, police said.
He then took a blue miniature electric bike from a back room and sped off down the street, the video released by the NYPD shows.
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The break-in occurred at 9:30 a.m. Nov. 14, police said. The man was wearing a black sweatsuit with white piping along its sides and blue sneakers. He was carrying a blue and black backpack.
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Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
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