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New photos show brazen $4M heist at NYC Diamond District jewelry store

A brazen, multi-million dollar armed robbery of a Diamond District jewelry store is seen on new photos released by federal prosecutors Monday – as they urged a judge to imprison one of the stick-up…

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New photos show brazen $4M heist at NYC Diamond District jewelry store​

By
Ben Feuerherd


October 24, 2022 2:46pm
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Photos showing the brazen, multi-million dollar armed robbery of a Diamond District jewelry store were released by federal prosecutors Monday – as they urged a judge to imprison one of the stick-up men for up to 14 years.
The new images of the 2019 Avianne & Co. heist show robber Jaysean Sutton wearing a fedora hat and dark-blue suit as he trains a silver handgun at three employees in a back room at the store.
Sutton, who pleaded guilty, can be seen in another shot guiding a zip-tied employee to a safe that he and two other suspects then looted.
The trio swiped more than $4 million in jewels and merchandise from the 47th Street store in the morning raid on Aug. 25, 2019, authorities said.
In a sentencing submission filed Monday, prosecutors from the Southern District of New York requested a judge sentence Sutton to up to 14 years in prison for the heist.


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Jaysean Sutton pleaded guilty to the robber earlier this year and will be sentenced in November.

Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have sought up to 14 years in prison for Sutton. SDNY

Jaysean Sutton and his two accomplices swiped more than $4 million in the 2019 heist. SDNY



Assistant US Attorney Alexander Li wrote Sutton’s long criminal history and the brazen nature of the robbery weigh in the favor of a lengthy sentence.


“Sutton robbed a jewelry store in Midtown Manhattan in broad daylight and with high-definition surveillance footage rolling,” the prosecutor wrote.


“On camera, Sutton brandished a gun while employees lay bound on the floor. Though the $3.4 million he looted is not a perfect measure of the seriousness of his crime, it is a proxy for the audacity of the crime in the public consciousness,” he added.




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NYPD at the scene of the robbery at "Avianne & Co" on August 25, 2019. Brigitte Stelzer

Sutton and his accomplices entering the the 47th Street store.

Sutton's attorney brought up the abuse he suffered as a child in his sentencing submission.



In his own sentencing submission, Sutton’s attorney argued his client has suffered horrific hardships throughout his life and a childhood that “nightmares are made of.”


Growing up, Sutton was physically abused by his mother, father and a number of drug-addicted boyfriends his mother had, the documents state.


In one instance of abuse, his father, “in a fit of drug fueled anger, threw scalding hot water on him, which left him with visible burn scars and compromised vision,” the submission states.



Sutton pleaded guilty in January and will face sentencing on Nov. 3 in Manhattan federal court.

 

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Video: 2 wanted for stealing ATM in Olney, Philadelphia police say​

By CBS3 Staff

November 18, 2022 / 1:27 PM / CBS Philadelphia





PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Philadelphia police need help finding two men wanted for stealing an ATM in Olney. Surveillance video shows the men hauling the entire machine out of a deli on the 200 block of West Olney Avenue on Thursday night.
They put the ATM in the back of a gray Toyota RAV4 before taking off.
Also, in the city's Fishtown neighborhood, Philadelphia police are searching for multiple suspects wanted in several robberies that happened within an hour of each other.

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Thief in Amazon vest swipes packages from Queens building, punches worker

Police say a suspect in a blue Amazon delivery vest stole several packages from an apartment building and Queens and punched a building employee who confronted him in the garage.

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Thief in Amazon vest swipes packages from Queens building, punches worker​

By
Snejana Farberov


December 1, 2022 10:22am
Updated

The NYPD is asking for the public's help in identifying this man accused of stealing multiple packages from an apartment building in Queens last month. DCPI






A thief slipped into a Queens building wearing an Amazon delivery vest and assaulted an employee as he stole an arm full of packages from the lobby in broad daylight, cops said.
The brazen crook struck at around 10:18 a.m. on Nov. 9 at a building near 44th Avenue and 74th Street, where he was captured on surveillance images carrying away some boxes from a common area, cops revealed Wednesday.
The suspect also entered the building’s garage, where he was confronted by a 49-year-old employee, police said.
The crook allegedly punched the worker in the face, leading to a tussle between the two men.
The brawl ended with the package pilferer fleeing on foot northbound on 7th Street towards Woodside Avenue with several boxes, investigators said.




00:00 The suspect was caught on video swiping packages while dressed as an Amazon deliveryman.DCPI
NYPD released details of the crime Wednesday, as they asked the public for help with identifying the suspect.


The building worker suffered a minor injury but refused medical attention at the scene.





Police did not have immediate information concerning the total value of the property stolen from the building.


The suspect is described as a man standing 5-foot-10 with black hair. He remained at large as of Thursday.

 

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Suspects rob $80,000 worth of cell phones from T-Mobile store

Nobody was injured during the incident, authorities say.

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Suspects rob $80,000 worth of cell phones from T-Mobile store​

By CBS3 Staff

December 6, 2022 / 4:34 PM / CBS Philadelphia









PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Four suspects are wanted for allegedly robbing $80,000 worth of cell phones at gunpoint from a T-Mobile store in Rhawnhurst on Tuesday, Philadelphia police say. The incident happened at the store located on the 8500 block of Bustleton Avenue just before noon.
Police say the cell phones were taken from a safe in the back of the store.
Police described the suspects as four Black men. Two were wearing black jackets, black pants, a black mask with black sneakers and had a thin build, according to police. Another suspect was wearing white sneakers, authorities say. It's unclear what the fourth suspect was wearing.
Police say the suspects fled the store in a silver four-door vehicle in an unknown direction.
Nobody was injured during the incident, authorities say.

 

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Man stole from church, fled after tripping alarm, police say

The burglary occurred November 23 at Christ Haven Pentecostal Church on Lindbergh Boulevard in Southwest Philadelphia.

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Man stole from church, fled after tripping alarm, police say​

By CBS3 Staff

December 9, 2022 / 6:12 AM / CBS Philadelphia





PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Police need your help finding a man who burglarized a Southwest Philadelphia church.

On November 23rd, police say the suspect stole several hundred dollars worth of items from Christ Haven Pentecostal Church on Lindbergh Boulevard.

Police say he also tried to steal larger items like a television, but he ran away after tripping an alarm.

If you recognize this man, you are asked to contact police.

 

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Norristown police seek porch pirate accused of stealing phone​

By Madeleine Wright

December 13, 2022 / 6:58 PM / CBS Philadelphia







NORRISTOWN, Pa. (CBS) -- Police in Montgomery County are searching for the suspect who swiped a pricey purchase right off a man's front step and a camera was rolling.

"I'm pretty upset," Andy Lange said.

In an exclusive interview with CBS Philadelphia, Lange says he's been saving up for months to buy a $600 cellphone.

FedEx delivered the phone to his Norristown home Thursday afternoon.

"About 45 minutes later, I made it out to check and there was nothing on the step," Lange said. "So I checked my doorbell cam."


The doorbell cam showed a suspect walking by slowly while glancing at the package. Ten minutes later, he came back to take another look, but his face was covered.

A short time later, the suspect swiped the package and ran down the street.

"Luckily, I have the insurance coverage on it for replacement," Lange said, "but it still cost me a deductible I wasn't prepared to pay."

Lange says the porch pirate crept along the bushes to avoid detection, but the wide angle of the surveillance camera still captured the suspect stealing the package.


"It's possible I could have requested the package to be sent signature required," Lange said. "I don't know if I had that option, so if I could do it again, that's what I would do."

With more gifts being ordered online for the holidays, Norristown police Lt. Kenneth Lawless recommends having packages delivered to a safe location.

"Amazon has a program where you can have packages delivered to Amazon lockers at local businesses in town," Lawless said. "You get a code and you're able to get the package out of the Amazon locker and it's risk-free."

There were actually two packages on Lange's porch.

One was an outgoing package, but the thief left that one behind.

Lange is hoping the suspect does the right thing and gives the phone back.

 

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Buffalo cops arrest 8 suspected looters during deadly ‘blizzard of the century’

Buffalo Police Department’s newly former Anti-Looting Detail has arrested eight people on suspicion of ransacking local businesses during last weekend’s deadly blizzard.

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Buffalo cops arrest 8 suspected looters during deadly ‘blizzard of the century’​

By
Snejana Farberov


December 28, 2022 11:18am
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Police in upstate New York have arrested eight alleged looters who ransacked shops during the unprecedented snowstorm over Christmas weekend.
The Buffalo Police Department announced Tuesday that its newly formed Anti-Looting Detail has busted suspects in connection with a series of brazen business break-ins.
The agency had not released any information about the arrested individuals as of Wednesday.
Many videos have emerged on social media showing heartless thieves ransacking stores and stripping shelves of merchandise during the winter storm — dubbed by Gov. Kathy Hochul “the blizzard of the century” — which has left at least 31 people dead in Erie County.
Additional footage released by the local police on Facebook displays the chaotic aftermath of the marauders’ actions, with piles of debris, toppled display cases and discarded packaging littering the aisles of local businesses.
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“This isn’t people stealing food and medicine and diapers,” Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia said Tuesday, according to reporting by WIVB. “They are destroying stores, they’re stealing televisions, couches, whatever they can get their hands on.”
In a press conference Monday, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown called the looters “the lowest of the low.”
“People who are out looting when people are losing their lives in this harsh winter storm is just absolutely reprehensible,” Brown said. “I don’t know how these people can even live with themselves, how they can look at themselves in the mirror.”


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“This isn’t people stealing food and medicine and diapers,” Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia said. Polaris

“They are destroying stores, they’re stealing televisions, couches, whatever they can get their hands on,” Gramaglia said. You Tube/Buffalo Police

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“People who are out looting when people are losing their lives in this harsh winter storm is just absolutely reprehensible,” Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown said. WGRZ

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In a press conference Monday, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown called the looters “the lowest of the low.” Polaris

The looting comes as the historic winter storm left at least 31 dead in Erie County over the holiday weekend. WGRZ




One of the stores believed to have been targeted by the shameless bandits was Rick’s Sports Apparel. A Family Dollar store was also plundered Monday.





The historic blizzard dumped more than 4 feet of snow on Buffalo, trapping residents at home or in their cars in frigid temperatures. It also caused widespread air travel disruptions, leading to thousands of flight cancellations and delays.

 

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Man accused of stealing USPS carrier's mail bag: police

Philadelphia police are looking for a man accused of stealing a USPS carrier's mail bag near East Kensington last Monday.

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Man accused of stealing USPS carrier's mail bag: police​

By CBS3 Staff

December 15, 2022 / 10:32 AM / CBS Philadelphia





PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Philadelphia police are looking for a man accused of stealing a USPS carrier's mail bag near East Kensington last Monday.

Police say a man approached the 56-year-old mail carrier and asked for money when he sorted mail around Jasper and Cumberland Streets on Dec. 5. The carrier gave the suspect change.

Later, a man approached the carrier asking for more change on the 2400 block of Jasper Street, and the carrier believes it was the same person.



The carrier told the man he didn't have any more change and police say the suspect grabbed the mail carrier's pepper spray out of his bag and started spraying him in his face, demanding the keys.

Authorities say the suspect grabbed the carrier's mail bag and went west on Boston Street. The suspect is described as about 6 feet tall, wearing a black jacket with fur around the hood.

Police say if you see the suspect, don't approach them -- call 911 immediately.


You can call Philadelphia police at 215-686-8477 or text to submit a tip and all tips are confidential. There is a form to anonymously submit a tip.

 

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Serial burglar stole $30K from eight NYC businesses in 2-week spree: cops

A serial burglar targeted eight Williamsburg restaurants and bars in a two-week spree – pocketing more than $30,000 in cash – and was caught staring directly at the surveillance camera during one w…

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Serial burglar stole $30K from eight NYC businesses in 2-week spree: cops​

By
Amanda Woods


January 9, 2023 4:26pm
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A serial burglar targeted eight popular Williamsburg restaurants and bars – pocketing more than $30,000 in cash – over a two-week spree, police said Monday.
The suspect was caught staring directly at a surveillance camera, looking stunned in glasses and a Champion hoodie sweatshirt, during one attempted heist last month, according to a photo released by the NYPD.
His spree started on Dec. 20 at Ainslie, a chic Italian restaurant on Ainslie Street near Keap Street, where he snuck in through the rooftop and stole $10,654, cops said.
On Dec. 26, he first tried to hit The Richardson Bar on Graham Avenue, entering through a cellar door at around 4 a.m., but fled without taking anything.
About 40 minutes later, he walked through the front door of St. Mazie, a jazz bar and restaurant on Grand Street near Marcy Avenue and allegedly grabbed about $2,000 from a safe before bolting, cops said.
The alleged serial burglar is caught in the act at Cozy Royale on Humboldt Street near Jackson Street.NYPD
Then on Dec. 30, police said the burglar broke into Jajaja Mexicana through a basement door at around 5 a.m., and snatched about $1,915 from a safe at the plant-based restaurant on Kent Avenue near North 7th Street.
Only a half-hour passed before he allegedly made his way into Teddy’s Bar and Grill on Berry Street near North 8th Street, also through the basement door — but he left empty-handed, cops said.
He tried again about 90 minutes later at the Cozy Royale restaurant on Humboldt Street near Jackson Street, breaking in through the basement gate, cops said.
While inside, the bespectacled suspect appeared shocked as he looked up at the surveillance camera, according to footage and a screen grab released by the NYPD as it asked for the public’s help in identifying him. He again fled empty-handed, police said.
The burglar picked up his spree again in the new year – entering the Deux Chats cocktail bar through the cellar door around 2:40 a.m. on Jan. 4 and stealing about $5,500 from a safe, cops said.



At around the same time the next day, cops say he forced his way through the front door gate of 12 Chairs Café, an Israeli restaurant on Wythe Avenue near South Second Street.


He made off with about $10,000 from the safe during that Jan. 5 robbery, police said.

 

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Thieves make off with $2M in jewels in NYC smash-and-grab heist

Three masked crooks stormed into an upscale Park Slow jeweler on Sunday and made off with up to $2 million in diamonds and other valuables.

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Thieves make off with $2M in jewels in NYC smash-and-grab heist​

By
Tina Moore,

Jack Morphet and

Jorge Fitz-Gibbon


January 9, 2023 7:13pm
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A crew of masked thieves pulled off a brazen smash-and-grab heist at a high-end Brooklyn jewelry store — making off with up to $2 million in gems in less than a minute.
Employees and shoppers were still inside Facets Jewelry in Park Slope around 5 p.m. Sunday when the three crooks stormed in, threatened to shoot a worker and began smashing display cases with hammers, police and witnesses said.
“I am shocked,” shop owner Irina Sulay told The Post on Monday. “Honestly, it’s very scary. I couldn’t even talk yesterday. I was hyperventilating, crying, sobbing, shaking.
“The whole thing lasted 38 seconds. They took two and a half full cases of diamond engagement rings, newer pieces we’ve designed in-house and pieces we’ve collected — art deco and Edwardian rings,” she said. “I want to say 100 rings.” Sulay said the stolen goods are valued at between $1 million and $2 million.
Thieves made off with up to $2 million in valuables from Facets Jewelry in Park Slope on Sunday.Google Maps

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The owner said she was helping a customer when the three crooks showed up outside, with two lingering and the third ringing the buzzer to get into the store.


“I always like to give people the benefit of the doubt,” she explained. “It’s difficult. You try not to racially profile anyone and not be judgmental or discriminatory.


Once inside, she said, “the guy reaches into his pocket and pulls out a hammer — I didn’t even understand how a hammer could fit in there — and he says, ‘and this is how you use a hammer.’ He smashed three of our main displays.”


She said one of her employees reached for the phone, “but she’s shaking so she hands the phone to me and that’s when the guy in the door yells, ‘Don’t move! What the f–k are you going? I’m going to shoot you!'”


The three then took off with the merchandise and remain on the loose.


No one was physically hurt in the robbery — nor did the thieves actually display a gun.


But the incident nonetheless left workers and customers shaken, Sulay said.


“Just yesterday we were talking about the new year, that it was going to be a good year, and eight days later an insane situation has occurred,” she said.


“This is a woman-run business. We’re all mothers. There’s three women in the front.”

Thieves made off with up to $2 million in goods from Facets Jewelry in Park Slope.Google Maps

 

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NYPD seek crooks caught on video stealing $2M in jewelry store smash-and-grab

Video released by the NYPD Tuesday shows masked thieves smashing a display case inside a Brooklyn jewelry store before they ran off with about $2 million in gems earlier this month — a case f…

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NYPD seek crooks caught on video stealing $2M in jewelry store smash-and-grab​

By
Tina Moore


January 17, 2023 5:55pm
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Video released by the NYPD Tuesday shows masked thieves smashing a display case inside a Brooklyn jewelry store before they ran off with about $2 million in gems earlier this month — a case first reported by The Post.
The three crooks entered Facets Jewelry store in Park Slope and threatened to shoot a 59-year-old worker on Jan. 8, cops said.
Two of them then used a hammer to break a glass display case, while the third held the door, according to police.
The crooks shoved the jewelry into a black bag and then ran off on foot southbound on President Street, cops said. There were no injuries reported.
The heist lasted about 38-seconds, shop owner Irina Sulay told The Post the day after the robbery.
Photo shows one of the thieves using a hammer to smash glass.Jack Morphet They then stuffed the jewelry into a black bag.Jack Morphet
“I am shocked,” Sulay said. “Honestly, it’s very scary. I couldn’t even talk yesterday. I was hyperventilating, crying, sobbing, and shaking.”
The brazen thieves “took two and a half full cases of diamond engagement rings, newer pieces we’ve designed in-house, and pieces we’ve collected — Art Deco and Edwardian rings,” she said.
“I want to say 100 rings,” Sulay said of the stolen goods that are valued at between $1 million and $2 million.
One of the hoodie and mask wearing crooks smashed the display case with a hammer.Jack Morphet
Police described the suspects as men, medium build, and approximately 25 to 35 years of age.
The Post previously obtained video from the store that shows the thieves breaking the glass and taking the jewels. The NYPD released a portion of that footage.



Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls are strictly confidential.

 

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NYC bodega owner stabbed by man trying to steal a Snapple

Police say the violence broke out when a couple walked into Deli and Grill on Bedford Avenue in Flatbush just before 6 p.m. on Jan. 16.

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NYC bodega owner stabbed by man trying to steal a Snapple​

By
Craig McCarthy


January 25, 2023 1:00pm
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The owner of a Brooklyn bodega was stabbed while trying to stop a thief from swiping a Snapple inside his store earlier this month, police said Wednesday.
The violence broke out after a man and woman walked into the Deli and Grill on Bedford Avenue in Flatbush together just before 6 p.m. Jan. 16, cops said.
The man tried to leave with a bottle of iced tea — and the owner tried to stop him, sparking an argument with the couple.
During the tiff, the attempted thief pulled out a knife and stabbed the owner in the back as the woman repeatedly punched him in the face, according to police.
The owner, 44, was taken to Kings County Hospital, where he was expected to recover, cops said.

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Police say the violence broke out when a couple walked into Deli and Grill on Bedford Avenue in Flatbush just before 6 p.m. Jan. 16 and tried to leave with a bottle of iced tea.Wayne Carrington Cops released surveillance images of the couple Tuesday evening, asking for the public’s help in identifying the two.
The NYPD released surveillance images of the couple Tuesday evening, asking for the public’s help in identifying them.

 

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Philadelphia police searching for Rittenhouse jewelry burglar

Police say surveillance video from Monday morning shows a man walking into the hotel, around 11 a.m. Authorities say he has a distinctive walk.

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Philadelphia police searching for Rittenhouse jewelry burglar​

By CBS3 Staff

January 26, 2023 / 12:48 PM / CBS Philadelphia








PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Philadelphia police say a burglar got away with about $100,000 worth of jewelry from a store inside The Rittenhouse Hotel and they hope someone recognizes the alleged thief.

Police say surveillance video from Monday morning shows a man walking into the hotel, around 11 a.m.


Commercial Burglary 210 W Rittenhouse Sq DC 23 09 002888 by PhiladelphiaPolice on YouTube
Authorities say he has a distinctive walk (and skin color).

Police say the man wandered around the first floor and eventually came upon an unlocked door to Egan Rittenhouse Jewelry Store.

They say he took multiple pieces of jewelry.

 

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Video shows moment crooks swipe $52K in goods from posh NYC Givenchy

Surveillance footage captures the moment four brazen thieves bagged $52,000 in luxury merchandise from designer Givenchy’s Soho location over the weekend.

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Video shows moment crooks swipe $52K in goods from posh NYC Givenchy​

By
Amanda Woods


February 17, 2023 12:48pm
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Surveillance footage captures the moment four brazen thieves bagged $52,000 in luxury merchandise from designer Givenchy’s Soho location over the weekend.
The newly released video shows three men and a woman wildly pilfering from the posh boutique on Greene Street near Spring Street in the trendy Manhattan neighborhood just before 7:30 a.m. Saturday, gaining entry by smashing the door window with a hammer.
The suspects are shown entering the store, one after another, before swiping designer bags off the shelves and stuffing them into large duffle bags and backpacks.
One of the suspects is shown going to the back of the store on his own and pulling multiple clothing items, still with their hangers, off the rack in one fell swoop.
Their booty included handbags, shoes and clothing, cops said.


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One of the suspects in the early-morning heist can barely hold all his stash. NYPD

A close-up of another suspect wearing a dark-colored winter coat and a dark-colored hooded jacket.

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The female suspect wore a dark-colored cap and hooded jacket. NYPD

One of the suspects is shown wearing a Yankees cap and a white face mask.

A close-up of one of the suspects during the heist.





The crew fled north on Greene Street toward West Houston Street after the heist.


The female suspect is believed to be in her 30s, about 5 feet 8 and 150 pounds, while one of her male accomplices was in his 30s and two others were around 50 years old, cops said.


Grabs from the surveillance footage, also released by the NYPD, show close-ups of each of the suspects.

The suspects wildly yank items off the shelves and fill their bags.
The store security alarm was not on at the time of the main-level break-in and the door grate was not down because a security guard was on duty, police sources said the day of the incident.


It is unclear where the security guard was while the thieves were ransacking the shelves.


The store normally opens at 11 a.m. on Saturdays, but Givenchy Soho delayed doing business until around 3 p.m. that day because of the incident, a store employee said, adding, “Everybody is OK.”


Givenchy Soho opened in June and is the brand’s second New York City store, the other being uptown on Madison Avenue.

One of the suspects pulls multiple clothing items off their rack and stuffs them in his bag. NYPD
A Post analysis of police data earlier this month revealed that reported retail thefts in the Big Apple hit record levels for the second year in a row in 2022.


The number of shoplifting complaints surged to more than 63,000 last year — a 45% jump over the roughly 45,000 reported in 2021 and a nearly 275% jump compared to the mid-2000s, the statistics show.


Mayor Eric Adams emphasized his desire to crack down on unrepentant shoplifters during his testimony at an annual Albany budget hearing.


“What we can’t do is allow repeat offenders to make a mockery of our criminal justice system — and repeatedly!” he said.





“We’re losing chain stores that are closing down. People who are being employed in those stores are losing their jobs. They’re adding to our unemployment.


“So, people who say that we’re criminalizing the poor — they’re wrong,” Hizzoner added. “Poor and low-income New Yorkers are being unemployed because we’re losing those businesses in our city.”

 

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13-year-old boy has scooter stolen at knifepoint in Brooklyn

A trio of men confronted a 13-year-old boy on Empire Boulevard in Brooklyn and stole his scooter after pulling a kitchen knife on him.

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13-year-old boy has scooter stolen at knifepoint in Brooklyn​

By
Snejana Farberov


February 27, 2023 8:11am
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A trio of suspects (pictured) allegedly confronted a 13-year-old boy on Empire Boulevard in Brooklyn and stole his scooter after pulling a kitchen knife on him. dcpi


A 13-year-old boy had his scooter stolen at knifepoint by a trio of thugs who surrounded him on a Brooklyn street in broad daylight, police said.
The brazen heist occurred when the teen was walking alone with his scooter on Empire Boulevard near Troy Avenue around 4 p.m. on Feb. 20, cops said.
One of the suspects pulled out a kitchen knife with a black handle, and his alleged accomplices proceeded to forcibly take the scooter from the boy, police said.

Police are looking for three suspects accused of stealing a scooter from a 13-year-old boy at knifepoint in Brooklyn. DCPI
The bandits then fled the scene on the scooter in an unknown direction, according to the cops.

The 13-year-old was not injured during the robbery.

Police released photos of the suspects Sunday, asking for the public’s help in identifying them.

As of Monday morning, no arrests have been made.

 

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Man takes American Airlines bus from JFK on 3-borough joyride: cops

Burshawn Quildon, 43, hopped inside the employee bus, which was left unattended and idling in Lot 12 of the airport, just before 2 a.m., and drove off, cops said.

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Man takes American Airlines bus from JFK on 3-borough joyride: cops​

By
Amanda Woods


March 1, 2023 9:28am
Updated

Quildon, 43, allegedly stole the idling bus from the airport's Lot 12. Seth Gottfried





A man stole an American Airlines bus from JFK Airport early Wednesday and took it on a joyride through three boroughs before he was busted, authorities said.
Burshawn Quildon, 43, hopped inside the employee bus, which was left unattended and idling in Lot 12 of the airport, just before 2 a.m., and drove off, cops said.
Quildon was whizzing down the Grand Central Parkway when an eagle-eyed airport employee spotted the stolen bus and called 911, cops said.
It’s unclear if Quildon knew he had been spotted — but he continued driving into Manhattan and weaved his way along the FDR Drive before crossing over the Brooklyn Bridge, authorities said.
Police did not chase Quildon during his joyride, but they were in place to safely pull him over just over the bridge, at Cadman Plaza West, cops said.

Cops stopped Quildon in downtown Brooklyn after the three-borough joyride.Seth Gottfried
No injuries were reported.


The entire pre-dawn excursion spanned about 17 miles.


Quildon, of Brooklyn, was arrested and charged with grand larceny and criminal possession of stolen property, cops said.

Quildon has a criminal record, but hasn’t been busted since 2015, authorities said.Seth Gottfried
He is “known to the department” and has mostly a domestic violence background, police said.





He was last arrested in 2015 for a domestic-related robbery, cops said.

 

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Snack thief opens fire into NYC 7-Eleven after workers confront him for stealing: video

A snack thief opened fire into a Lower Manhattan 7-Eleven store over the weekend when employees confronted him for stealing, according to cops and new video.

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Snack thief opens fire into NYC 7-Eleven after workers confront him for stealing: video​

By
Amanda Woods


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A man opened fire into a lower Manhattan 7-Eleven store when employees confronted him for stealing snacks over the weekend, according to cops and new video.
The suspect snatched up bags of chips, candy and other munchies from the convenience store on Church Street near Park Place and attempted to leave with the loot just before 5 a.m. Sunday, police said.
Store workers tried to stop him — but the snack thief was able to leave, anyway, cops said.

The snack thief opened fire into the convenience store when workers tried to stop him from leaving with his loot, cops said. NYPD
He then pulled out a black gun and fired into the store, surveillance video released by the NYPD shows.


No injuries were reported.


The bearded suspect, seen with a black du-rag and a dark blue jacket, ran off into the World Trade Center PATH train station, which has an entrance right next to the 7-Eleven.

The shooter was trying to get away with stealing chips, candy and other goodies, cops said. NYPD



He had not been caught as of Monday.

 

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Brazen bandit uses blowtorch to steal $448 in skin care products from NYC Walgreens: video

The man, who wore a surgical mask and his hoodie over his head, calmly and causally lit the enclosed case on fire in the middle-of-the-day heist at about 2:35 p.m.

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Brazen bandit uses blowtorch to steal $448 in skin care products from NYC Walgreens: video​

By
Craig McCarthy and
Allie Griffin


June 22, 2023 11:20pm
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Crime is really heating up at this New York City store.
A shoplifter found a creative way to get past those pesky plastic security cases locking seemingly every product sold in Big Apple drug stores — by brazenly setting them ablaze, wild video shows.
The burglar fired off a blowtorch to melt the plastic of the locked cases inside a Queens Walgreens Friday before grabbing several boxes and shoving them into his bag, according to footage making the rounds on social media.
The alleged thief stole about $448 worth of skin care products from the East Elmhurst store, located at 93-12 Astoria Blvd., as other shoppers and employees stood by silently filming the wild act on their phones, according to cops and the video.
The man, who wore a surgical mask and his hoodie over his head, calmly and causally lit the enclosed case on fire in the middle-of-the-day heist at about 2:35 p.m.
He fled the store, police said.

The alleged thief stole about $448 worth of skincare products from the East Elmhurst store.

The burglar fired off a blowtorch to melt the plastic of the locked cases inside a Queens Walgreens Friday.
There have been no arrests and the investigation is ongoing.


The firey theft comes as shoplifting in New York City grew by 77% over the past five years, according to the latest NYPD stats.


The rise in retail burglaries has plagued not just the Big Apple, but major cities across the country — prompting major retailers like Walgreens to lock up nearly every product behind plastic cases and plexiglass.

The pyromaniac burglar remains at large.
About 75% of Americans are now relegated to shopping in stores where products are being locked up in cabinets to avoid rampant theft, according to a new National Retail Federation survey that recently polled 5,000 shoppers nationwide.


The trend — which has left many shoppers frustrated by the inconvenience — has stores guarding products that cost only a few dollars, according to a Post analysis.


The Post visited a handful of NYC shops earlier this month to find a slew of low-priced items — including Dawn dishwashing liquid ($2.19), Vaseline lip balm ($2.79), kids’ toothbrushes ($3.99), Cadbury chocolate ($3.99) and the $1.79 can of tuna — locked in cabinets that require customers to ring a bell and then wait for employees to eventually get them.





“I be coming and ringing that bell all the time to get what I need,” said frustrated shopper Karen Brown, 62, as she tried to flag down a staffer to hand over antihistamines at the Duane Reade at the Port Authority Bus Terminal.


“It’s totally annoying.”

 

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Footage captures masked suspect in pair of NYC heists as US retail crime soars

A masked man was caught on video pulling off a pair of chain-store heists in Brooklyn — as cops from coast to coast grapple with an epidemic of retail burglaries.

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Footage captures masked suspect in pair of NYC heists as US retail crime soars​

By
Isabel Keane



Published Sep. 17, 2023, 1:17 p.m. ET

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A masked man was caught on video pulling off a pair of chain-store heists in Brooklyn — as cops from coast to coast grapple with an epidemic of retail burglaries.
The New York City crook swiped more than $11,000 in merchandise and cash in the span of two nights, said the NYPD, which released footage of the suspect Saturday.
During the first robbery Aug. 17, the suspect entered the Fulton Street Burlington store after business hours, between 12:43 a.m. and 5:30 a.m., through an emergency exit, cops said.
The thief stole items including perfume, clothing and electronics valued at $6,050 in total before fleeing the scene.
The same burglar then struck again the Fulton Street Champ’s store a few weeks later, on Sept. 5, police said.
He forcibly entered the business and took off with apparel, sneakers and $700 cash worth a total of $5,300 during the crime, which occurred between 12:30 and 5 a.m., cops said.

Police shared a video of the alleged Brooklyn burglar Saturday. NYPD
Police described the suspect as at about 5-feet-5 with a thin build.


Video shared by the NYPD shows the suspect wearing a yellow hooded sweatshirt, dark-colored baseball cap, black pants, black face mask and black backpack.


The crimes come as cities across the country deal with a growing epidemic of organized shoplifting and burglaries, including in California, where officials plan to spend $267 million to help local law enforcement combat the troubling increase.

The suspect stole about $6,050 worth of merchandise from Brooklyn’s Fulton Street Burlington in August, police said. Google Maps
Over the summer, a Burlington store in California was targeted by three women who were caught on camera slowly wheeling out a trio of shopping carts of merchandise in a broad-daylight spectacle.


Video of the bold theft, shared online, showed the women loading their stolen goods into a red Dodge Charger as alarms blared in the background.


“Damn, look at these people stealing! Say hi to the camera!” the man filming can be heard saying to the women in the video as the suspects hurl mounds of clothes and shoes into the trunk of their car.

In September, the suspect also took off from a Brooklyn Champs with more than $5,000 in stolen goods, cops said. Google Maps

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“Look at this s–t. What the f–k is this?” the man says, walking toward them.


The Sacramento Police Department said a police report had been filed over the incident.


Retail theft in America has skyrocketed to $94 billion — an alarming 90% increase since 2018, according to the National Retail Federation.


Police ask anyone with information in regard to the Brooklyn crimes to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

 

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2 charged in carjacking, looting pharmacy in West Philadelphia

Two men were charged in connection to a carjacking and the looting of a West Philadelphia pharmacy during civil unrest in September. The pair are accused of stealing thousands of oxycodone and Percocet pills.

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2 charged in carjacking, looting pharmacy in West Philadelphia​

By Joe Brandt, Taleisha Newbill, CBS News Philadelphia Staff

October 19, 2023 / 2:04 PM / CBS Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Two more people have been arrested and charged in connection with looting incidents in West Philadelphia last month, District Attorney Larry Krasner's office announced Thursday.

Twenty-one-year-old Samir Brown and 22-year-old Nassir Boyd face various charges, including conspiracy, burglary, receiving stolen property, and more.

Officials said Brown and Boyd were linked to a violent street group that was operating in the 18th Police District south of Market Street. Both are currently in custody and there is over $1 million in bail that the DAO requested.

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During the looting incidents, officials said Brown and three other suspects carjacked two people in a rented Dodge Durango at gunpoint on Sept. 24. They said one of the suspects repeatedly kicked one of the victims as they were on the ground.


Three days later on Sept. 27, officials said Brown and a group of people took the stolen Durango to the Olive Tree Pharmacy in West Philadelphia and stole thousands of oxycodone and Percocet pills. Before the burglary, officials said Boyd knocked out surveillance cameras.

As part of an investigation with law enforcement, the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General's Bureau of Narcotics Investigation and Drug Control arrested Brown two weeks later. During a search of his home and car, officials found a prohibited gun, crack cocaine, oxycodone and other opiates, marijuana, and packaging material.