Crime & Safety
UES Car Theft On Park Ave Leads To Bronx Arrest: Police
The car's GPS — and a helicopter — helped find the stolen vehicle and place the suspected thief under arrest, officials said.
UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — Car technology and eyes in the sky helped nabbed this Upper East Side car thief, according to police.
Kenneth Claudio, 21, was arrested after stealing a car on Park Avenue near East 86th Street on Wednesday and fleeing to the Bronx, according to officials.
A 25-year-old man had left his car unattended, but running, when Claudio snuck in and drove off at about 1:45 p.m., police said.
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Using a car’s GPS & our eyes in the sky, @NYPDSpecialops Aviation Unit, we tracked a stolen car & the thief driving—all the way to The Bronx! Radioing for backup, our officers also got an assist from @NYPD44Pct & @NYPD32Pct cops, who stopped & arrested the driver in his tracks! pic.twitter.com/z6rDPEbfxu
— NYPD 19th Precinct (@NYPD19Pct) November 17, 2023
Using an app connected to the car's GPS — and a police helicopter — officers from the Upper East Side, Harlem and the Bronx were able to track the stolen car to the Macombs Dam Bridge.
Claudio was arrested and charged with grand larceny auto, unauthorized use of a vehicle and criminal possession of a controlled substance, police said.
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