Crime & Safety
Vape Shop Break-In Leads To $10K Haul In Astoria: NYPD
Police are seeking the public's help identifying two men involved in a break-in at a local vape shop.
ASTORIA, NY – Police are seeking the public's help identifying two men involved in a break-in at a local vape shop that happened in late November.
On Nov. 26 just before 3:30 p.m., two men entered a Cloud Beast on 35 Street after breaking the front window and stole $10,200 worth of products and electronics, police said. They then ran away in an unknown direction.
No injuries were reported.
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One of the men is described as a light-skinned male and was last seen wearing a dark colored jacked and light colored hooded sweatshirt.
The other is described as a light-skinned male approximately 5'10" tall, 170 pounds and was last seen wearing a dark colored bubble jacket and a dark colored hooded sweatshirt.
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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). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.
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