The key to thwarting these criminals? A key.
A pair of thieves went on a massive burglary spree across Greenpoint, Williamsburg, and Bushwick over the past month, raiding at least 16 unlocked apartments in the early hours of the morning between Feb. 19 and March 22 and making off with cash, jewelry, credit cards, and electronics, police say.
The nogoodknicks find their targets simply by walking into apartment buildings and attempting to open all the doors until they find one they can, cops told DNA Info.
The rakes often hit multiple dwellings in one night — on March 10, the twosome hit up a home at Skillman and Meeker avenues at 1 am for credit cards, electronics, and $100, then scored more high-tech gadgets from another house near Monitor Street and Meeker Avenue at 2 am, and finished up at 4:20 am by swiping a key from a man’s residence near Skillman and Manhattan avenues, cops said.
The dastardly duo’s smallest score was $8 from a property near Manhattan and Skillman avenues, and their largest was probably a car key from a woman’s house near N. 10th and Berry Street — because they then used it to take her car as well, according to a report.
Residents have caught the pair in the act at least twice — first near Manhattan Avenue and Newton Street at 4 am on March 17, then again at Monitor and Richardson streets at 9 am — but both times the scoundrels successfully fled, police said.
Police describe both bandits as standing around 5-foot-8 to 6-foot and weighing around 150–160 pounds. One was last seen wearing a black jacket and a gray knit cap, the other a black “bubble” jacket, gray pants, and a gray hooded sweater.
Police ask anyone with information about the pair to call (800) 577–8477, submit tips at www.nypdc
