Crime & Safety

Duo Robs BK Private School During After Hours Break-In: NYPD

The NYPD is looking for two men who snatched cash from the private school earlier this month, authorities said.

The NYPD is looking for two men who snatched cash from the private school earlier this month, authorities said.
The NYPD is looking for two men who snatched cash from the private school earlier this month, authorities said. (NYPD)

BROOKLYN, NY - Authorities are looking for two men who fled with cash from a private school during an early morning break-in earlier this month.

The duo entered the Yeshiva Ateres Yisroel School, a private Jewish school on Avenue K serving grades 1 through 8, through a window on Dec. 18 just after midnight, police said.

Once inside, the men swiped $250 in cash and fled the area, police said. There were no injuries reported during the incident.

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The first individual is described as a man last seen wearing a light-colored jacket, dark-colored pants and a light-colored hat. The second individual is described as a man last seen wearing dark-colored pants, a dark-colored jacket and a dark-colored mask.

Anyone with information in regard to the incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

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