POLICE BEAT

More washed checks reported to authorities

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A man reported being the victim of a grand larceny on Aug. 8 at 10:15 a.m.

He told police that he had recently mailed a check to his health care provider from a mailbox located on the corner of Kingsbridge Avenue and West 231st Street.

Then he noticed that the recipient had changed as well as the amount on the check — from $320 to $5,780.

No arrests have been made.

CR-V stolen

A 2022 Honda CR-V was stolen between Aug. 5 at 10 p.m. and August 6 at 9:25 a.m. from the 3300 block of Giles Place.

The victim reported to police that she had parked her vehicle there overnight and when she returned it was gone. There was no broken glass at the scene of the crime.

No arrests have been made.

Moped missing

A moped was taken from the 3800 block of Sedgwick Avenue on Aug. 8.

The victim told police that around 1:45 a.m he had parked his moped — unchained but with the wheel locked —  at that location and returned 15 minutes later to find it missing.

He further stated that the vehicle is uninsured and unregistered.

The mo-ped is valued at $1,750, and no arrests have been made.

 

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