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Forklift Thief Leaves Trail Of Destruction In Brooklyn Bridge Park
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Scott Heins
Published Oct 10, 2016
Modified Oct 10, 2016
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An unidentified thief hijacked a construction forklift and used it to flip a Parks Department car in Brooklyn Bridge Park early Saturday morning. According to police, the forkjacking happened at about 2 a.m. after a construction worker likely left the keys inside.
After seizing control of the equipment, the vandal used it to flip a 2015 Nissan Leaf belonging to the city. A Walk in the Park reports that the Nissan had been charging near the Park's headquarters office at 334 Furman Street at the time. Other property, including a small trailer and metal barricades, were wrecked by the operator of the boosted forklift.
Parks Enforcement Patrol officers discovered the wreckage at about 9 a.m. Saturday morning, NBC NY reports. Officers told the news outlet they were unsure whether the Nissan was intentionally flipped. An investigation is ongoing.
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Scott Heins
Scott Heins is a freelance photo and video journalist based in New York City, and a frequent contributor to Gothamist + WNYC. His work often centers around labor rights, housing, and policing. In 2018-2019 he traveled to four states while covering a wave of public school teachers strikes, with work featured in The New York Times, The Intercept, Getty Images, Splinter, and Bloomberg Photos. Scott is a dues-paying member of the National Writers Union's Freelance Solidarity Project.
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