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COURIER L 18 IFE, APRIL 19–25, 2019 PS
Cops searching
for serial robber
Suspect allegedly stole from houses
of worship in Williamsburg: NYPD
BY KEVIN DUGGAN
Police are trying to fi nd a purloiner
who they say fi lched four houses of
worship in Williamsburg in February
and March.
The man allegedly robbed a total
of $1,250 and $250 worth of offi ce supplies
from three synagogues and one
church, two on Feb. 9 and another
two on March 12, according to the
authorities.
Police released surveillance camera
footage from the thief’s most recent
port of call — a synagogue on
S. Ninth Street at Driggs Avenue —
which shows the baddie, who is described
as being between 30 and 40
years old.
The suspect was last seen wearing
a black cap, black jacket, gray hooded
shirt, blue jeans, and tan shoes.
The alleged thief entered the location
through an unsecured elevator
and took some $400 and offi ce supplies
before making a run for it at 7:50
p.m., according to cops.
He allegedly started his spree
the month before when he stole $250
from a Lee Avenue synagogue’s donation
box after entering the building
through an unsecured front door
at Taylor Street at 2:30 a.m., police
said.
That same day, he allegedly snuck
into a Hooper Street church through
an unsecured rear window at Marcy
Avenue at 4 p.m. and took some $250
worth of offi ce supplies, according to
authorities.
The suspect collected his third
bounty at a Bedford Avenue synagogue
at Division Avenue on March
12, when he allegedly stole $600 and
offi ce supplies before fl eeing at 2:50
p.m., police said.
Anyone with information in regard
to the identity of this male is
WANTED: Police are looking for this man,
who they say robbed four Williamsburg
houses of worship in February and March.
NYPD
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, on Twitter
@NYPDTips.
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