Coin Machine Bandits Snag Thousands Of Dollars In Brooklyn: Cops

BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, BROOKLYN -- Police are hunting for two men are breaking into Bushwick and Bed-Stuy laundry rooms and making off with coin machine cash.

Two burglars broke into an apartment building's laundry room near Bushwick Avenue and Palmetto Street, broke open a change machine and grabbed 10 bucks in cash at about 5 p.m. on Jan. 9, police said.

The duo next stole $1,000 in cash from a laundry change machine near Kosciuszko Street and Nostrand Avenue on Jan. 13 at about 5:20 p.m., according to police.

On Jan. 14 at about 4 p.m., the change machine bandits busted open a machine near Evergreen and Myrtle avenues and snagged $2,000 in cash, police said.

That same afternoon, the duo also broke into a laundry room near Broadway and Stuyvesant Avenue where they stole $100 in cash, said police.

Police are now looking for two men, one seen wearing a Yankees jacket and the other with a "67" jacket.

Anyone with information about these incidents is asked to contact the NYPD.

Photos courtesy of the NYPD