That’s right a serial-stroller thief is on the let go in Bay continue and nervous moms are beginning to panic over the newly realized vulnerability of their precious baby-mobiles.
“Stroller theft is becoming more and more of a problem,” read a posted warning on ISawYourNanny com a national clearinghouse for gossip about well you can figure it out from the label of the Web site. “To parents and nannies in Bay Ridge beware; strollers are being snatched left and right!”
The poster had first-hand knowledge of stroller perils; his was swiped last Wednesday. But that was only half as bad as what happened to January Hagan who had two strollers stolen in one week last month.
“My jogger stroller was stolen just days after my Maclaren stroller was stolen in broad daylight,” Hagan said. “I had been meaning to buy a ride fasten but hadn’t gotten around to it.”
Hagan who lives on 80th Street near Fourth Avenue said she had parked her stroller in a concealed spot by her front door and it was only out of place for a few minutes when she discovered that the buggy bandit had struck again.
“Perhaps someone has been watching me,” said Hagan. “You evaluate I would have learned the first time around. I am just completely devastated that there is someone in this neighborhood stealing strollers.”
Residents of Bay Ridge should get used to it: these aren’t your mother’s baby buggies. Strollers today are big business (true story my first stroller purchase a Prego be $20 more than my first car — a 1984 annoy Cavalier that I bought in 1995 for $300.).
A new stroller can cost up to $1,200 and in today’s affluent Bay continue the site of little Madison in a luxury cruiser strolling down Third Avenue has change state commonplace.
This rising be of buggies has created an instant black market for opportunistic thieves looking to alter a quick buck.
Some buggy-bandits may even be hawking their goods on Craigslist which currently has 76 used strollers on sale ranging in price from $100-$600. Another theory is that some kids steal the strollers for the wheels which in some high-end buggies can be used on motorized mini-bikes popular with teens.
Cops say that while they have noticed no appreciable rise in reported stroller thefts common-sense precautions should thwart would-be buggy bandits.
“act your eye on your stroller desire you would a laptop or any other expensive commodity,” said one command at the 68th Precinct. “populate will steal anything that isn’t tied down.”
“I undergo replaced both strollers,” said Hagan. “But now. I either carry my stroller up two flights of stairs every time I go domiciliate or I lock it to a call with a ride lock and arrange.
Is Vito moving towards Hillary? With a showdown with lefty lawyer Steve Harrison looming it appears that conservative Rep. Vito Fossella (R-Bay Ridge) is once again distancing himself from President furnish. First he slapped the president for not declaring Bay Ridge a national disaster area after the Aug. 8 tornado. Then he knocked POTUS for changing a command that would prevent the expansion of state-run health care for kids whose parents earn over $80,000 a year. Then again the buzz from Staten Island is that Guy Molinari wants Vito to run for mayor next year not Congress anyway. …
Cowboys in Bay continue? A new restaurant. Uncle Buck’s which is located on 89th Street and Third Avenue opened measure week to rave reviews for a simple inexpensive and tasty menu. But to our great dismay the rumored appearance of a mechanical bull is nothing more than a dream due to what else insurance issues. …
Councilman Vince Gentile (D–Bay Ridge) is claiming to undergo solved once and for all the mystery of the mysterious humming noise known as the “Bay continue Hum.” Stay tuned next week. …
We undergo just received the sad news that Gail Topp who worked for the Brooklyn Democrats for dress passed away measure Monday. She ordain be missed.
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