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Police: Man Steals $1,400 Worth Of Tools From Truck In Brooklyn

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police are searching for a man they say stole $1,400 worth of tools from a commercial truck in Brooklyn.

It happened around 4 p.m. last Sunday on Ditmas Avenue near Coney Island Avenue in Kensington.

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Police are searching for a man they say stole $1,400 worth of tools from a commercial truck in Brooklyn. (Credit: NYPD)

Police said the suspect broke into the parked truck through the front passenger window and took the tools.

He fled the scene in a wheelchair heading north on Ditmas.

Anyone with information about the suspect is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit a tip via their website or on Twitter, @NYPDTips. All calls are kept confidential.

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