BROOKLYN — A man stole Citi Bike from a 13-year-old boy in Bed-Stuy — but only managed to pedal it 25 feet before a police officer busted him for the crime Tuesday, the NYPD said.
Donshe Lacaille, 18, and another suspect confronted the boy on Willoughby and Tompkins avenues around 8 p.m., when Lacaille ordered the boy to give him the bike, police said.
Lacaille took the two-wheeler and began to ride away, but was nabbed almost instantly by a nearby police officer while the teen's accomplice slipped away.
Lacaille was charged with robbery and was awaiting arraignment in Brooklyn Criminal Court Wednesday morning, according to police.