Crime & Safety
Thieves Nab Bikes, Snow Blower, Cell Phone From Flushing Homes: NYPD
Three people targeted several Flushing homes on 147th Street and 37th Avenue last month, police said.

QUEENS — Three robbers broke into homes in Flushing and took bicycles, a snow blower, a cell phone, and other items last month, police said.
On the morning of May 17, the thieves broke into the garages of two homes on 147th Street and 37th Avenue and stole a bicycle, two electric bicycles, and other bike items, the NYPD said.
The three people also entered the mail room of a home in the same area on May 20 and stole a cell phone and electronic accessories about 2 a.m., authorities said.
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The thieves targeted another home on 147th Street and 37th Avenue on Friday, May 26, about 4 a.m. and stole a power washer, a snow blower, and car skates, cops said.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, on Twitter @NYPDTips.
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