NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Police are searching for a group of suspected teenagers who have been breaking into high schools across the Bronx to steal calculators.
The first break-in took place on Feb. 6 around 2:24 a.m. when two people broke into NYC Charter High School For Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industries on Brooke Avenue near East 159th Street. The thieves climbed a fire escape to break in and stole about $6,900 worth of calculators.
On Feb. 19 around 2:37 a.m., four people broke into Bronx Regional High School on Stebbins Avenue near Jennings Street and stole calculators worth about $1,465 total.
Feb. 24 around 1:30 a.m., one person broke into Morris High School on Boston Road near East 166th Street by forcing a window in a locker room. It’s unclear what items were stolen.
The next day around 1:44 a.m., two people hit the same school. They smashed several door windows to access locked rooms but didn’t take anything.
On March 1 around 1:20 a.m., two people broke into Mott Haven Village High School on St. Ann’s Avenue near Rae Street by smashing a side door window. The duo stole about $13,920 worth of calculators.
Also on March 1 around 11:30 p.m., two people returned to the school and took more calculators worth about $14,200.
Just after midnight on March 5, three people tried to break into South Bronx Community Charter High School on Washington Avenue near East 166th Street by climbing over a security gate and damaging a side door.
They were unable to get inside, but they caused about $300 worth of damage to the door.
Later that morning around 4:36 a.m., three people broke into Morris High School again through a cafeteria window. They ransacked a few different locked rooms, but ultimately left empty handed. The property damage was estimated at over $15,000.
On March 7 just before 3 a.m., two people broke into Legacy College Preparatory High School on Cauldwell Avenue near East 158th Street and stole about $6,000 worth of calculators.
Officials believe the perpetrators are between the ages of 15 and 18.
Police are asking with information on the robberies to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Anonymous tips can also be submitted on the Crime Stoppers website or on Twitter @NYPDTips.
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