Say what.. Walkie-talkie helps cops solve jewelry store heist
A walkie-talkie helped the October Cop of the Month from the 68th Precinct nab a pair of alleged burglars.
Police Officer John Wagner responded to a burglary in progress at a jewelry store on Fifth Avenue near 86th Street on Friday, September 26, according to 68th Precinct commanding officer Captain Raymond Festino, who stressed, “It’s very rare you catch a burglary in progress at a jewelry store or a bank.”
Arriving at the scene, Festino said, Wagner saw one man inside a store adjacent to the jewelry store, who had entered the premises “by cutting a hole in the roof.” Near him was a backpack containing a circular saw as well as the aforementioned walkie-talkie.