Crime & Safety
Cops: Thief Busts Car Window in YMCA Parking Lot
The Y says it had been planning to add outdoor security cameras in 2014 anyway.
A thief made off with a designer bag and an undetermined amount of cash last week after busting a car window parked in the Wyckoff YMCA parking lot, Wyckoff Police Chief Benjamin Fox said in a release this week.
At about 4:30 in the afternoon last Friday, Nov. 29, a Y patron reported to police that her car had been broken into while she was inside, Fox said.
A “designer handbag had been left visible on the rear seat, and someone had smashed out the window and stole the bag and contents that included cash, identification, and a bank card,” Fox said.
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Representatives of the Y said Thursday they were not aware of this incident, but that the facility is in the midst of a planned security update.
“We are [planning] on installing cameras on the exterior of the building during 2014 as part of our security upgrade plan,” Joyce Kwiatkowski of the YMCA said.
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“We are continuing to utilize the interior camera surveillance system and it has been very effective in curtailing theft.”
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