September 22, 2016 weekly crime round-up

1. Thrift store thievery

A woman’s personal items were stolen while she was shopping at the Unique thrift, police say. 

The 49-year-old victim was at the store 218 W. 234th St. on Sept. 17 and left her bag unattended at the front of the store, police said.

A thief stole $1,876 worth of property from her purse, police said. 

This case is open to investigation. 

2. Mailroom burglarized

Two men allegedly broke into an apartment building on Broadway and stole mail, police said. 

Video surveillance captured two suspects entering an apartment building at 601 Broadway on Sept. 15 and taking one parcel each from the mailroom, police said. 

The stolen items included two pairs of shoes, totaling $70 in value, and a $26 skirt. This case is open to detectives.

3. Would-be thief chased

Police arrested a man suspected of trying to steal a 12-pack of Heineken beer from a store on Riverdale Avenue and run away. 

The suspect, 19, took off with the 12-pack from the store at 5914 Riverdale Ave., police said. 

Storeowners tried to stop him and then pursued him for a few blocks, while he jumped in and out of people’s backyards before finally slamming into and breaking a fence, according to police. 

The case is closed to investigators.

4 & 5 Car thefts this week

4.  A car was stolen from the corner in front of 2828 University Ave. on Sept 12, police say.

They say the 2014 Toyota Camry belonged to a 60-year-old man, who parked it in his driveway overnight and when he returned the following morning, the car was gone. 

There were cameras on scene, according to police.

5. In another case, a 77-year-old woman left her car parked in front of 5615 Delafield Ave. on Sept. 17. When she returned the following day, the 2012 Nissan Altima had been stolen. 

Both of these cases are closed to detectives.

‘Lone-wolf’ bombings

Attacks by bombers acting alone have become increasingly “commonplace” around the country, the commander of the police 50th precinct said after the Sept. 17 explosion that left 29 people injured in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. 

“Unfortunately, these type of ‘lone wolf’ bombings and attacks are becoming more commonplace throughout the nation,” Deputy Inspector Terence O’Toole said in emailed comments. “But there is also a common thread of radicalization, and usually, some form of emotional instability. We don’t know yet if this is the case here.”

An improvised explosive devise filled with shrapnel went off in Chelsea on W. 23rd Street between Sixth and Seventh avenues. Another bomb went off on the Jersey Shore. 

A suspect in the attacks, Ahmad Khan Rahami, was arrested Monday in Linden, N.J.