Police from the 104th Precinct are searching for the thief who stole a car from an elderly man who was visiting a cemetery in Middle Village on Saturday, June 17.
Police say the 77-year-old victim parked his 2003 Dodge at All Faiths Cemetery, located at 67-29 Metropolitan Ave., at around 10:30 a.m. only to discover his car was stolen when he returned.
The thief was observed exiting the victim’s vehicle on 18-16 Bleecker St. days later on Monday, June 19, according to the 104th Precinct.
🚨WANTED for AUTO THEFT🚨
On June 19th at approx 1200pm in front of 18-16 Bleecker Street the above perpetrator was observed exiting out of the victim's vehicle which was stolen on June 17 from Metropolitan Avenue at 1030 hours.Have info? Call crimestoppers 1-800-577-TIPS pic.twitter.com/bNR0sYj9VK
— NYPD 104th Precinct (@NYPD104Pct) June 22, 2023
There are no arrests and investigations are ongoing.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or on Twitter @NYPDTips.
All calls are strictly confidential.
