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Teen Tries to Sell Stolen Citi Bike for $10, Police Say

July 13, 2016 4:49pm | Updated July 13, 2016 4:49pm
A teen tried to sell a stolen CitiBike for $10 to a "random" passerby last week in Downtown Brooklyn, according to police.
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DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — A teenager tried to sell a stolen Citi Bike to a passerby for $10 in Downtown Brooklyn, police said.

The 17-year-old tried to peddle the bike to a “random person” at the corner of Gold and Johnson streets at 5:40 p.m. on July 5, police said. 

Officers arrested the teen, and Citi Bike confirmed the $1,200 bicycle had been stolen, according to the police report.

He was charged with criminal possession of stolen property, prosecutors said.
 

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