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Coop City Public Safety arrests man for breaking into a car on October 13, 2016

A man was arrested by Co-op City Public Safety officers last week after a witness observed him breaking into a car parked on Co-op City Boulevard and responding units quickly spotted and captured him.

According to a Public Safety spokesperson, a call came into the Coop City Public Safety dispatcher from a lobby attendant, shortly after midnight on October 13, 2016, reporting that the attendant observed a man slowly riding a bicycle along Co-op City Blvd. and looking into parked vehicles.

There has been a rash of car break-ins in Coop City over the past several weeks, both in garages and on the street. A number of officers and detectives quickly responded. When the suspect saw the officers heading towards him, he attempted to flee on foot into the community in the vicinity of Section 1.

The direction in which the suspect was fleeing was radioed to other responding units and after a brief foot pursuit, the suspect was apprehended behind Building 2.

Upon further investigation, there was an eye witness who came to the scene of the apprehension and said he observed the individual breaking into a vehicle. The witness gave a positive identification of the man as the one he saw breaking into the vehicle. A search of the suspect then revealed that he was in possession of items taken from the vehicle involved in the break-in. The suspect was placed under arrest and charged with criminal mischief, larceny and criminal possession of stolen property.

According to the Co-op City Public Safety Detective Unit, an investigation by both NYPD and CCPD is continuing into the possibility of this suspect being responsible for all, if not most, of the recent rash of car break-ins in Coop city. The suspect is also said to be wanted for numerous auto crimes in another Bronx precinct.

The commander of the Public Safety Department, Chief Frank Apollo, said "This arrest is the result of not only an observant lobby attendant, but also steadfast officers who pursued the individual and successfully apprehended him. This arrest is the perfect example of every layer of our department working together to capture an individual who was the suspect in an auto crime. I am extremely proud of our Public Safety staff and the work that they perform on a day to day basis."

By Bill Stuttig
Co-op City Times is now online

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