A crook was captured after breaking into a car in Sheepshead Bay, authorities said Friday.
Roberto Garcia, 31, climbed inside a 1997 Nissan Maxima on Avenue R near East 27th Street just before midnight Tuesday, sources said.
He soon exited, dropping two cellphone chargers and an MP3 player.
Members of the Flatbush Shomrim civilian patrol followed the suspect and directed police to an intersection where Garcia and alleged getaway driver José Hernandez, 37, were arrested.
Both were charged with petit larceny and possession of burglary tools.
In another incident, a graffiti vandal was busted after leaving his mark on parking meters in Midwood.
Vebija Bolic, 34, was caught red-handed after witnesses saw him scribbling the tag “Acro” in Magic Marker on parking meters along Avenue J near East 16th Street at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, sources said.
The witnesses called the Flatbush Shomrim hot line, and members of the volunteer group followed him and tipped off cops, who nabbed him nearby.
At the time of his arrest, Bolic had markers and cans of spray paint in his possession, sources said.
(Source: NY Post)
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Ummm, the Shomrim did not make any arrests. You used the word “followed” in both cases. Shomrim are not the police, and they cannot make arrests.
To #2 “mamashtakah” – Let’s not get so technical, and let’s give credit where credit is due! It was Shomrim who followed this guy, Shomrim who contacted police while in pursuit, and Shomrim who were responsible for the thieves getting arrested! Shomrim ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR many arrests, the majority of which the public does not even know about. The cops are very machsheev the work that Shomrim does. They deserve our respect and thanks, NOT diyuk on the term “arrested”.
Mr. Mamashtakah…. Look up the law about “making an arrest” and you will see how wrong you are.
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