Crime & Safety
Two Men Rob Donation Box From Buddhist Temple In Elmhurst: Police
Police are searching for the two people that jumped over a fence to enter the Wat Buddha Thai Thavorn Varanam Temple on Jan. 7.
QUEENS — Two men robbed a donation box from a Buddhist temple in Elmhurst on Saturday, police reported.
Police are searching for the two people that jumped over a fence to enter the Wat Buddha Thai Thavorn Varanam Temple, located at located at 76-16 46th Avenue, and rob a donation box on Jan. 7 about 12:30 a.m., the NYPD said.
The men used bolt cutters to remove the donation box with an unknown amount of money, authorities said.
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Police released images of the men on Wednesday.
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 https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.
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