Crime & Safety
Brooklyn Teens Robbed of $1,700 Hoverboards: Report
Three teenage hoverboard riders reportedly had their hoverboards stolen out from under them.
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A pack of three young teens riding their hoverboards through Crown Heights on a recent evening had to walk home after their hoverboards were stolen out from under them, police told DNAinfo.
While riding their hoverboards along Eastern Parkway near Brooklyn Avenue around 9:30 p.m. on Oct. 29, the boys, all aged 14 and 15, reportedly ran into a group of three men who asked to see their hoverboards.
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When the teens refused, police told DNAinfo, the men punched them and took their hoverboards.
The suspects then loaded the three hoverboards — worth around $1,700 in total — into their gray minivan and drove way, police said.
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Anyone with information regarding the Crown Heights hoverboard theft can call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS. Tips can also besubmitted online or by texting 274637, then entering TIP577.
Read the full story at DNAinfo.
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