Cops Seek Woman Who Allegedly Stole From East NY Gap, Shoved Employee

EAST NEW YORK, BROOKLYN — Cops are looking for a woman they say stole children's clothing from The Gap in the East New York area. According to police, the woman put children's clothing inside her shoulder purse and tried to leave the store, and when an employee tried to stop her, she pushed and shoved him and fled.

The incident occurred on Friday, Feb. 3 at around 4:48 p.m. at the store on 528 Gateway Drive.

Cops describe the woman as black, 25 to 35 years old, 5-foot-3-inches and 120 pounds. She was last seen wearing a gray hooded sweater, camouflaged pants and a dark baseball hat. For the latest on East New York and Brownsville news, subscribe to the East New York-Brownsville Patch for email newsletters and news alerts that go to your phone.

Anyone with information in regards to this 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). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.

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