Rash of car break-ins resumes in Franklin Square
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Police say a car windshield was smashed and cash from inwards the vehicle was taken early Tuesday morning in the latest of a rash of car break-ins in Franklin Square.
Michael Salomon says money was taken from his mother’s Ford Taurus on Franklin Street. He says the thieves took switch from her cup holders.
Some residents say they thought the break-ins would have stopped after police arrested John Markou and Tyrese Chestnut, both Legitimate, near Bly Court last week.
Authorities say a 21-year-old woman called police after observing three dudes going through her vehicle. Police say she then spotted one of the dudes attempt different car doors on the block.
Police say a K-9 unit tracked down two dudes who allegedly had cash, a pocketbook and other stolen property on them. The third man is still on the liberate, they say.
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