NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Police are searching for a man who broke into seven different Lower Manhattan clothing boutiques in July and stole thousands of dollars worth of clothing, according to police.
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Between July 3 and July 23, the unidentified suspect stole over $62,000 worth of merchandise from high end clothing stores during a series of early-morning heists, officials said.
In each instance he would reportedly break in, stuff the clothes into a large garbage bag and flee on foot.
Authorities gave the following account of the heists:
On July 3, he broke into Scotch & Soda in Greenwich Village around 5:42 a.m. and made off with $7,400 worth of clothing.
Two days later he hit Meermin Shoes in SoHo around 6:22 a.m. for about $3,400 worth of merchandise.
On July 14, he burglarized Rag & Bone in the West Village for $7,900.
The next day he went to Bonobos in SoHo around 8:50 a.m. and stole $5,900 worth.
On July 17, he broke into two different stores, but only stole from one of them.
He broke into Loro Piana in the Meatpacking District around 1 a.m. but left empty handed.
About 5 hours later he stole $26,500 worth of clothes from Christian Louboutin also in the Meatpacking District.
He carried out his last known heist at A.P.C. in the West Village for $11,400.
No one was even injured in the break-ins.
Police are asking anyone with information on the robberies to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Anonymous tips can also be submitted on the Crime Stoppers website or on Twitter @NYPDTips.
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