Crime & Safety
Harlem Lobby Furniture Swiped From New Apartment Building: NYPD
The quartet reportedly entered the building's key code before swiping $700 worth of new furniture, police said.
HARLEM, NY - Authorities are looking for four men who lifted lobby furniture from a new apartment building in Harlem Thursday night.
The quartet reportedly entered The Robeson at 407 Lenox Ave. near West 131st Street about 2:30 a.m. and took a white chair and black sofa, valued together at $700, police said.
Police were called to the scene about 10 a.m. after residents discovered the furniture was missing.
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All four men were “covered,” from head to toe, including their faces, police said.
No arrests have been made as of Friday, police said. The investigation is ongoing.
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The thieves reportedly had the key code to enter the building, CBS News reported. A 24-hour doorman was also not on duty at the time of the incident, according to the outlet.
The Robeson is a new mixed income affordable housing building consisting of 73 units. It only began leasing last year.
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