The Game's Afoot: UES Cops Nab Thief Seen Dangling Feet Out Car Window

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — In an act of literal broken window policing, cops caught a thief whose feet they saw dangling from a backseat car window in Carnegie Hill, the NYPD announced.

Two patrolling officers made the arrest on the heels of their strange discovery on East 90th Street near Lexington Avenue on March 23 about 3 a.m., according to the NYPD.

The game was afoot when Shakim Desilva, 24, tried to flee the 2023 Hyundai cops say he tried to steal, police said.

Props to our cops — catching a career criminal with a very violent past & quickly arresting him again!

While on patrol our Public Safety cops spotted the suspect’s feet hanging out of a smashed car window. He attempted to run but was quickly arrested for attempted car theft! pic.twitter.com/LufGgIXqKS
— NYPD 19th Precinct (@NYPD19Pct) March 24, 2023

Desilva, of Brooklyn, was ultimately captured and arrested on charges of attempted grand larceny and criminal mischief, police said.

The Brooklyn man has a record of six prior arrests, the NYPD told Patch, including theft of service, assault, two times for attempted murder, robbery and criminal possession of a weapon.

Cops caught him with a glove and screwdriver in his hand, said police.