6 Arrested For Nabbing $8K In Perfume From Forest Hills Sephora

FOREST HILLS, QUEENS — Police arrested six boys on Wednesday for stealing nearly $8,000 worth of fragrances from a Sephora in Forest Hills.

The group of six walked into the Sephora at 71-30 Austin St. about 1:40 p.m. and stuffed 78 fragrance bottles into bags, according to an NYPD spokesperson.

When a security guard tried to stop the boys from leaving the store, one of the boys punched the guard in the face and the group managed to race away in a white BMV, the spokesperson said.

NYPD officers managed to track down the car, but, as they were arresting two of the boys, the other four jumped out and ran away, according to the spokesperson. Officers chased them down and put them under arrest.

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The boys, all Brooklyn residents, range in age from 17 to 21. They face charges of robbery, grand larceny, criminal possession of stolen property and harassment, police said.

It's unclear whether the robbery has any connection to a theft at that Sephora two weeks earlier, according to the NYPD spokesperson.

The following perpetrators are wanted in regards to a Grand Larceny that took place on October 15, 2019 inside Sephora on Austin Street. Anyone with information please contact the 112th Precinct Detective Squad at 718-520-9252. pic.twitter.com/bwfbCIZkyl
— NYPD 112th Precinct (@NYPD112Pct) October 30, 2019