A man allegedly stole an idling American Airlines bus from a parking lot at JFK Airport early Wednesday, authorities say.
A man allegedly stole an idling American Airlines bus from a parking lot at JFK Airport early Wednesday, authorities say.
No one was in the bus, which was jacked from Lot 12 at the Queens hub shortly before 2 a.m. The NYPD says they think the vehicle was left running and the suspect, a 43-year-old known to them, jumped in and drove off.
He made it all the way down the Grand Central Parkway into Manhattan, then drove southbound on the FDR before he was eventually caught at Cadman Plaza West and Middaugh Street, officials said.
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Charges were pending against the man Wednesday morning. His name wasn't immediately released.
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SIGN UP Police say he has nine prior arrests, but the bus theft didn't mirror any of those.
Most of the criminal history is believed to be domestic nature and the most recent arrest dates back to 2015.
