Three short buses were stolen from a Bronx parking lot, police said, after a similar incident over the weekend.
The theft took place around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday along Blondell Avenue near Chesbrough Avenue in the Westchester Square neighborhood, according to police. Three or four suspects, all males, allegedly broke into the lot and took off with the buses.
Police had no further information regarding the thefts. A bus driver said the group took off with three buses — each of which had the keys inside, he said. Another suspect rammed the gate in order to get the vehicles out.
The driver suspected the group took the buses for a joyride. He added that the stolen buses were spares, so no students were impacted Tuesday morning.
A camera and GPS automatically switch on when the buses are running, according to the driver. The manager for the bus company said one of the vehicles had been recovered after likely being dumped on 172nd Street and Boston Road. There was still another bus that the company manager believed was still in the hands of the suspect, being driven around Merrick Boulevard in Queens.
The incident comes after a school bus was stolen from the very same lot Sunday morning as well.
No arrests have been made in either case. Investigations are ongoing.
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