Crime & Safety
Man Nabs $5,000, Cigarette Packs From Astoria Smoke Shop: NYPD
The NYPD is asking for help finding the man who broke into an Astoria smoke shop Thursday and stole $5,000 and cartons of cigarettes.
ASTORIA, QUEENS — A man broke into an Astoria smoke shop and made off with $5,000 from the cash register and nine cartons of cigarettes, according to the police.
The robbery played out just before 5 a.m. Thursday at Tobacco-N-Vape at 33-18 31st Ave., police said.
Over the weekend, the NYPD released surveillance footage of a man they want to identify and question about the burglary.
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Anyone with information on the identity of the 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 at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls are strictly confidential.
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