Thief Hides In Forest Hills Gas Station, Then Steals $9,500: NYPD

FOREST HILLS, QUEENS — Police are looking for a man who hid in a Forest Hills gas station's bathroom, then stole $9,500 once the store closed.

The man walked into a Citgo gas station at 75-41 Yellowstone Blvd. and hid in the bathroom until about 2:30 a.m. on July 31, police said.

He used a hammer to break through a wall of the gas station, stole $9,500 and ran away.

Anyone with information in regard 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 CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on Twitter @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.