Jewelry thieves target elderly
Police are searching for two women suspected in a string of jewelry thefts targeting elderly victims in Dyker Heights and Sunset Park.
On April 14 at 2:22 p.m., the suspects approached an 84-year-old woman on her porch on Eighth Avenue and 67th Street. One put a gold necklace on her while stealing the one that she had on. The suspects fled in a white SUV.
On April 15 at 1:30 p.m., the women walked up to a 68-year-old woman on Eighth Avenue and 64th Street. They showed her a ring and attempted to place a fake gold bracelet on her wrist. Then they grabbed her bracelet and fled.