Brazen Thieves Steal Refrigerator From Brooklyn Restaurant, NYPD Says

BROOKLYN, NY — The old “is your refrigerator running?” joke took on a real-life twist after police began searching for suspects in an early-morning burglary at a closed Brooklyn restaurant.

Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a group accused of breaking into Friendship BBQ, a shuttered Sunset Park restaurant, and stealing a refrigerator early on Dec. 8.

Authorities said the suspects entered the restaurant at 770 50th Street around 1 a.m., using keys to get through the front door before making off with the fridge.

In addition to the refrigerator, police said the suspects also took several kitchen items before fleeing the scene. Authorities were unable to say how the fridge was removed or what type it was.

Although multiple people were involved, police were only able to recover surveillance footage of one suspect, who is pictured below.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish speakers, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Tips can also be submitted online at NYPD Crime Stoppers or on X at @NYPDTips.