Crime & Safety
Crooks Swipe Pricy $15K Fireproofing Machine From Midtown: Police
The thieves also stole two bikes that belonged to employees of the burgled building, officials said.
MIDTOWN, NY — While these robbers might not be teflon, they might be fireproof.
That's because back in May, two crooks broke into a Midtown building and made off with a massive, $15,000 fireproofing machine, according to police.
The two unidentified burglars used tools of the trade to force their way into the West 36th Street building, near 10th Avenue, at about 9:30 p.m., officials said Wednesday night.
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A $15,000 fireproofing machine, which appears to be an older Graco piston-pump sprayer on wheels, and two bicycles belonging to building workers were stolen, police said.
Officials released two images of the suspects removing the machine from the building.
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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).
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