Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Thieves are taking hybrid car batteries


From CBS:

A highly-charged crime spree of sorts has erupted in Queens, and the ill-gotten goods being taken have been some of the most unusual in recent memory.

As CBS2’s Scott Rapoport reported, it amounts to the latest wrinkle in smash and grab car thefts. Police said thieves are stealing 50-pound hybrid car batteries of all things — right from under the trunks.

The NYPD said 14 incidents have been reported citywide since November of last year. Twelve of them happened in the 108th Police Precinct, which includes Long Island City, Sunnyside and Woodside in Queens.

In each of those cases, the cars were Toyota Camrys. The overwhelming majority, police said, were yellow cabs.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

It isn't easy being "Green"!

Gary W. said...

Quick start selling "No Battery On Board" signs.

Anonymous said...

Most of these are the "new" people that moved in. They've probably stored there cars on the streets for months and only realized when they moved their cars 2 months later. They should do what the rest of do because they hog all the parking - either get rid of your car or pay for parking in a lot. Auto theft, etc. has been occurring in LIC for years - just because a the tower people moved in - it didn't go away.

Travis Bickle said...

Most of these are the "new" people that moved in. They've probably stored there cars on the streets for months and only realized when they moved their cars 2 months later.

Are you stupid, or do you have a reading comprehension problem?

The NYPD said 14 incidents have been reported citywide since November of last year.

In each of those cases, the cars were Toyota Camrys. The overwhelming majority, police said, were yellow cabs.


Yep, a lot of yellow cab drivers are "tower people"!!!

Mc Dickle said...

Travis Bickle?LOL!!! What a handle! Iz dat real or RU
playin' wid my dickle?

Anonymous said...

It isn't easy being "Green"!

Props.