Crime & Safety
Queens Islamic Center Robbed; Police Searching For Culprit: VIDEO
The thief stole $1,500 from a donation box and an office desk drawer. Do you recognize the suspect in the surveillance video below?
LONG ISLAND CITY, QUEENS — A thief broke into the Islamic Center of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Long Island City on Wednesday and made off with $1,500, according to NYPD.
The individual dressed in white entered the building located on 37-46 Crescent Street through a back door around 9 p.m., police said.
The thief used an unidentified tool to pry open the donation box. He then proceeded to force open an office door and stole more money out of a desk drawer. Approximately $1,500 was removed from the Islamic Center, according to police.
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NYPD requires the public's assistance in identifying the thief.
Following is the footage from a surveillance camera inside the building.
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Anyone with information in regards 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 Crime stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
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