Crime & Safety
WATCH: Would-Be Windsor Terrace Robber Caught On Security Camera
He seemed to realize he had been caught before knocking the camera down and running away.
WINDSOR TERRACE, BROOKLYN — A would-be robber in Windsor Terrace was caught on camera trying to break into a neighborhood home.
The video, shared by a popular neighborhood Facebook page, shows a man in a hooded sweatshirt and red hat walking up to a home on Prospect Avenue between Ninth and 10th avenues.
The man tries to jimmie the lock on the door for a few seconds before apparently realizing he's been caught on camera. He reaches up and knocks the camera down before getting away.
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"No one knew him," the neighborhood Facebook page said, "and he cased the block for an hour before tried to get in a few houses."
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