Cops nab serial NYC package thief with 69 prior arrests

[Kamaji]

Cops nab serial NYC package thief with 69 prior arrests

By David Meyer
April 23, 2022

A serial package thief with 69 arrests on his rap sheet who has been plaguing the Upper East Side is back behind bars for allegedly pilfering another delivery, police said.

Jeffrey Lopez, 50, was arrested Friday for stealing a package from 165 East 90th St. — barely three months after being booked on five counts of the exact same charge, the NYPD said.

The Bronx man allegedly used a plastic credit card to manipulate building locks to get inside so he could walk off with parcels, said NYPD Lt. Jessica McRorie.

The longtime criminal, whose record dates back to 1990 and includes charges of assault, trespassing and forgery, is being held on $5,000 bail and is due in court Thursday.

The Friday arrest comes just weeks after a Jan. 8 incident in which cops claim he broke into 405 East 87th Street and left with $84 of socks, sneakers and dog accessories.

That day, he was hit with charges for several other incidents, dating back to Nov. 14, 2020 when police said Lopez entered a building on East 83rd Street and took a package containing a $131 Instant Pot.

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2022/04/23/cops-nab-serial-nyc-package-thief-with-69-prior-arrests/

[Smokin Joe]

Some day, some tired and frustrated soul is going to leave the porch pirates a package with a mercury switch inside.

It will be messy, but that should slow that crap down...