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A car thief caught by police trying to steal a Honda and a Jeep at a Brooklyn mall parking lot escaped authorities by diving into the creek behind the building, police said Saturday.
A female accomplice was not as fortunate and was arrested during the chaotic chase inside the Kings Plaza parking lot at 11:50 p.m. Friday.
A security guard monitoring the parking lot noticed the pair casing cars in the Flatbush Avenue lot near Avenue U in Mill Basin and called the police.
Officers arriving on the scene spotted the suspects and quickly apprehended the woman, identified as 22-year-old Carlyne Hyacinthe.
The man fled toward the eastern side of the lot and jumped into the Mill Basin Inlet, police said.
Police and firefighters searched the water and shoreline but the suspected car thief had disappeared.
The two had already broken into a Honda and were attempting to enter a Jeep when police arrived, authorities said. Hyacinthe was found carrying a pocket knife and a key fob reprogrammer, a device that can enable thieves to start a vehicleās engine.
Hyacinthe was charged with car theft, possession of burglarās tools, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, criminal trespass, and weapons possession.
Her arraignment at Brooklyn Criminal Court was pending as of Saturday.
