Crime & Safety

3 Men Steal 2 Flat-Screen TVs From Home In East NY

Cops are seeking 3 men who were caught on surveillance video stealing 2 televisions from a residence in the East NY neighborhood.

EAST NEW YORK, BROOKLYN — Surveillance video obtained by the NYPD shows three men breaking into someone's home in the East New York area and stealing two flat screen TVs last Thursday. The men were caught circumventing the residence's alarm system and taking the TVs around Ridgewood and Arlington avenues, police said.

Police described the men as black and all around 180 to 200 lbs. The first man was described as 6-foot tall and last seen wearing a green hoodie, black jacket, and black sneakers. The second man was described as around 5-foot-10-inches tall and last seen wearing a green hooded sweater, black jacket, and black sneakers. The third man was described as 5-foot-8-inches tall and last seen wearing a black sweater, black sleeveless jacket, black pants, a black and white winter hat, and a gold ring on his right pinky, and he had dreadlocks, cops said.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS or for Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

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