BROOKLYN, NY - A thief made off with hundreds of dollars in cash and a wallet loaded with credit cards after snatching a 66-year-old man's coat inside a Sheepshead Bay mosque Thursday evening, police said. The brazen theft happened around 7:40 p.m. at the Islamic center located at 2812 Voorhies Avenue, where the unidentified suspect entered the mosque and grabbed the unattended coat before fleeing in an unknown direction. The victim's wallet inside the coat contained $700 in cash, six credit cards, and other personal items, officials said.
Aug. 16 GRAND THEFT: 1:22 p.m. at Apple on North Santa Cruz Avenue. Two iPhone 16 Pros were stolen. Aug. 17 GRAND THEFT: 11:16 a.m. at Safeway on Union Avenue. There were a total of five unreported incidents of stolen medication between June 24 and Aug. 17. The approximate loss is $2,500.
John Fitzpatrick, the hotelier and philanthropist, reported that his wallet was stolen in Bray, Co Wicklow, resulting in multiple alleged theft offences.