Patch reports that a thieves hit 3 Vanderbilt Avenue businesses in less than 24 hours last week:
- Jan 19, 10:15 am: at The Sunburnt Calf, a bag (belonging to the owner) was swiped off a table. Contents: a $2,000 MacBook Pro. Apparently the owner left it unattended for about 5 minutes around 10:15 am in the empty, unlocked restaurant.
- Jan 19, 3 pm: at The Wine Exchange, a woman grabbed a store clerk’s bag and ran. The bag had $300 in cash and $250 in jewelry in it.
- Some time between 11 pm Jan 18 and 1:30 am Jan 19: at Weather Up, an iPad was grabbed from an unattended bag.
More info: String of Thefts on Vanderbilt Avenue – Prospect Heights, NY Patch; photo via Brooklyn Exposed.