NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- The NYPD is searching for a man in connection with a string of thefts at Alexander McQueen and John Varvatos stores in midtown Manhattan, totalling more than $14,000, police said Thursday.
Police said the theft of items at the Alexander McQueen store on Madison Avenue took place on four separate occasions:
The male suspect on June 20 visited the Alexander McQueen store with two women, "acting in concert," and removed two handbags valued at $2,910, police said. The trio then fled on foot.
Police said on March 5 and June 28, 2019 the same man visited the Alexander McQueen store and removed two handbags valued at $4,430.
On March 9, the man entered the Alexander McQueen store and removed two women's handbags from the shelves valued at $3,980 and fled the store on foot.
And in November 2018, the man entered the John Varvatos store, also on Madison Avenue, and removed a jacket valued at $2,698 from the sales rack and fled the store on foot.
Police are also looking for the two women.
Anyone with information in regard to the identity of this male 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.
