Staten Island ‘handle surfer’ strikes in Bay Ridge
Cops are looking to identify a woman wanted in connection with a grand larceny pattern on both sides of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, within the confines of the 68 and 122 Precincts.
According to police, the suspect has been “handle surfing” – the process of walking by parked autos and checking the handles to see if the auto is locked. Once she finds that a vehicle is unlocked, cops say, she enters and removes any valuables inside.
The pattern, so far, consists of five incidents from Wednesday, January 14 through Monday, February 9 in which the suspect swiped pocketbooks containing bank cards, cash and cell phones from unattended vehicles.