Crime & Safety
Another Toddler Robbed, Thief Takes $300 Bracelet
A second toddler was robbed of a piece of expensive jewelry in Bed-Stuy this month.
Another toddler has been robbed of a piece of pricy jewelry in Bed-Stuy, according to the New York Post.
Michael Andrews, 30, was arrested Wednesday morning on charges that he snatched a $300 bracelet off of the tiny wrist of Destiny Maizanche, 2, the paper said.
Andrews also allegedly stole a $300 necklace from mother Adriani Espinal, 25, while the two were in an elevator in the Flushing Avenue building where the toddler’s grandmother lives.
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“He didn’t care that I was pregnant and he was stealing from a little girl,” Espinal told The Post.
Andrews reportedly was picked out of a photo lineup by Espinal, and was questioned by the police at the 79th Precinct station house with charges pending.
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The robbery comes on the heels of another case in Bed-Stuy where a thief as he sat in his stroller.
