grand larceny auto

Car thefts are up 300 percent over the same 28-day period as last year, according to an NYPD official.

The 37-year-old woman rifled through coat pockets, according to a criminal complaint.

The thief used the victim's garage receipt to steal the $26,000 car in Hell's Kitchen, police said. 

Thefts of vehicles have increased by more than 120 percent over the past month, stats show.

A 23-year-old pleaded guilty to assault after hitting a 15-year-old with a broomstick August 3.

The pair were sitting at a bench in LaGuardia Houses when the man stole her purse, police said.

Motor vehicle thefts have more than doubled in the last month.

A 37-year-old man was arrested for stealing the car, according to a police report.

Shadi Torres, 20, was arrested after he stole a golf cart and crashed into three cars, police said.

The number of auto thefts has increased from 12 to 27 in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill.

Drivers in Crown Heights and Prospect Lefferts Gardens are leaving keys in their ignitions, police said.

Three cars were boosted in recent weeks in Corona and Elmhurst, part of a spike in auto thefts.

The baby was unharmed, but cops are still looking for a man they say stole the vehicle.

Police are looking for the suspects in the grand lacerny of a parked car on Dec. 21, 2012.

Captain Jose Navarro of the 34th Precinct said crime was dropping due to a temporary surge of cops in the area.