Crime & Safety

VIDEO: Man Allegedly Robs Bushwick Laundromat By Climbing In Through Side Window

Police are looking for a suspect in connection with a laundromat robbery in Bushwick on Thursday.

BUSHWICK, BROOKLYN — Cops are looking for a man who climbed inside a Bushwick laundromat and stole $600 in cash on Thursday, they said.

The man robbed Ocean Laundry Center at 104 Saint Nicholas Ave. at around 12:17 a.m. by pushing the window air conditioner into the store and climbing in through the side window, police said. There were no injuries.

The suspect is described as a male Hispanic, with a beard, black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a white hooded bubble jacket, white shorts, a white knit cap and white sneakers.

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Cops have released surveillance photos and video of the suspect and are asking anyone with information in regard to this incident 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.

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