A car break-in occurred in front of the Keeper’s House at 3400 Reservoir Oval East in Norwood, resulting in a smashed window and a damaged door. The incident apparently took place during the early hours of Friday morning, July 15.

 

A rock was lying on the street close to where the car was parked in front of the Keeper’s House (home of the Norwood News) on Friday morning, and one resident reported having heard a loud noise at around 5 a.m. that morning.

 

Police arrived at the scene and requested access to the security camera footage to see if the culprit(s) can be identified. The owner of the vehicle was upset and did not wish to comment. It is unknown at this time what the motive was or if anything was stolen from the car.

 

Grand Larceny Auto crimes in the 52nd precinct are up 44 percent year to date compared to 2020, according to NYPD crime statistics, with 104 incidents reported to date this year, compared to 72 as of the same date last year. The NYPD recently issued the following tips to help prevent car break-ins.

🚨Attention🚨

Vehicle theft is on the rise. Never leave your car on, unattended, even if it uses key fob!! Never leave your personal property in your vehicle.#CrimePreventionTips pic.twitter.com/CNw4yl7EUH

— NYPD 52nd Precinct (@NYPD52Pct) July 14, 2021

 

On Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, there was an attempted break-in at the Keeper’s House itself. A downstairs window was smashed at around 8 p.m., while one member of staff remained on the second floor. The incident took place on the same evening as an anti gun violence rally was held in nearby Bedford Park, with many members of the local 52nd precinct participating in the march.

 

More recently, as reported, a shooting also occurred in the same vicinity in May 2021. According to police, a gunman opened fire on two men at 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 23, on the sidewalk outside 275 East Gun Hill Road, a six-story, occupied apartment building between Putnam Place (the short side street adjacent to the Keeper’s House) and Perry Avenue.

Anyone with information with regard to the car break-in is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

 

All calls are strictly confidential.