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Couple on Vespa Chase Down Crook

081710vespa.jpg A Carroll Gardens woman said a couple on a motorized scooter saved her cell phone from the hands of a thief last week. The victim said she was walking her dog while talking on her cell phone on the evening of August 10th. As she bent to pick up her dog's "business," a 13-year-old and his accomplice rushed up and snatched the phone from her hand. But like lightning, a couple on a Vespa swooped in and chased the kids to Union Street, where the woman jumped off, grabbed the phone, and jumped back on to ride away. Cops arrested the teen and the phone was returned. All in a day's work for the Brooklyn Vespers!

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  • exnyer

    Cell phone not worth stab wound........or worse

  • NlGGAZ

    The perps were probably thinking to themselves: "Tee Hee, I'm a black/latino guy from the nearby projects and I just stole something from those gentrified whites. No One's gonna catch me now cause of my fast twitch muscle fibers. I'm gonna get away with it!"

  • John L

    Do you consider yourself a racist?

  • Potty Boy

    lmao.

  • OuHe

    i think that Vespa runs on natural gas, that's why they were able to catch the perps

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