Robber Swipes $1K In Nail Polish From West Village Salon: NYPD

WEST VILLAGE, NY — Call him the beauty bandit.

A robber made off with $1,000 worth of nail polish from a West Village salon, police said.

Video shows the man creeping into Salon de Oasis at 107 Christopher Street on Oct. 23 at 2:30 a.m. After stuffing bags full of nail polish, the man bolted out of the shop, said police.

Two weeks later, he returned to the neighborhood but this time hit a restaurant.

The thief broke into an office at La Contenta Oeste at 78 W. 11th Street on Nov. 6 at about 4:17 p.m. by removing the air conditioner and climbing inside, authorities said.

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He grabbed a camera and fled the Mexican restaurant.

Police describe the man as 40 to 45-years-old and said he was last seen wearing dark framed glasses, a light-colored hat and a long, light-colored jacket.

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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