By DAVID GREENE
Picture by Miriam Quiñones
Police are in search of the driving force of a stolen 2005 BMW which plowed into two parked vehicles on Jerome Avenue within the Bedford Park part of The Bronx. Witnesses advised Norwood Information the driving force of the stolen automotive was noticed exiting it and strolling away from the automobile, earlier than later returning, calmly eradicating his belongings from its inside and from the trunk, after which disappearing as soon as once more earlier than police arrived on the scene.
Upon additional investigation, NYPD officers stated they realized the identical automobile had been reported stolen in Pennsylvania. An NYPD official advised Norwood Information that the crash was reported to them at 5:14 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 9, outdoors Verizon Telecom, situated on Jerome Avenue between Minerva Place and East 199th Road. In the meantime, FDNY officers positioned the time of the crash at 4:29 p.m. and stated no accidents had been reported.
The positioning of the crash on Jerome Avenue is a stretch of highway which begins to make a 90-degree flip earlier than becoming a member of Minerva Place.
The unidentified NYPD official stated of the incident, “Upon arrival, officers had been knowledgeable [that] a 2005 BMW collided with two unoccupied automobiles.” In keeping with the identical official, a parked 2011 Honda and a 2005 Ford had been broken within the crash, whereas the driving force of the stolen BMW fled the scene, leaving the stolen automobile behind.
Two hearth vehicles had been despatched to the scene by FDNY, and firefighters used “speedy dry,” a sand-like substance that, based on the FDNY, helped mitigate the danger of a possible hearth from a gas leak from one of many broken automobiles.
The proprietor of one of many two broken automobiles, which had Virginia license plates, stated he solely had “legal responsibility” insurance coverage, relatively than full protection, that means that he would doubtless not get better any compensation on account of the crash and any repairs must come out of his personal pocket.
Shortly after 9 p.m., a tow truck, accompanied by the New York Metropolis Sheriff’s Division, eliminated the stolen automotive from the situation. Police proceed to hunt for the car-thief who fled the scene on foot.
