MAYHEM AT PLAYLAND: Trio steals 200 stuffed animals, wrecks electrical room in theme park break-in

Police are searching for three suspects in the break-in from late September
Police are searching for three suspects in the break-in from late September. Photo credit Westchester Police Department

RYE, N.Y. (1010 WINS) -- Police are searching for three suspects who wreaked havoc at the famed Playland amusement park in Westchester last month.

County police released images Thursday of three male suspects for the break-in on the night of Sept. 23.

According to police, the intruders entered the theme park on a small boat a little before midnight and climbed a fence.

The trio arrived by boat in the night and broke into the theme park
The trio arrived by boat in the night and broke into the theme park. Photo credit Westchester Police

While inside, they allegedly vandalized an electrical room, cutting or ripping out fiber optic cables for phone and internet service.

They also unsuccessfully attempted throw a photo booth off the boardwalk before stealing 200 stuffed animals, which they “hauled away in garbage bags,” police said.

Anyone with information as asked to call the Westchester County Police Department’s investigative unit at 914-864-7916.

They tried to throw a photo booth off the boardwalk before stealing 200 stuffed animals in garbage bags, police said
They tried to throw a photo booth off the boardwalk before stealing 200 stuffed animals in garbage bags, police said. Photo credit Westchester Police
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