Thief Steals Over 200 Shellfish Off TriBeCa Delivery Truck: NYPD

TRIBECA, NY — Police are searching for a thief who stole multiple boxes of mussels, oysters and clams off the back of a TriBeCa delivery truck last week. The man stole about $309 worth of seafood, police said.

A deliveryman was dropping the shellfish off at the bar Weather Up at 159 Duane St. at around 11 a.m. Jan. 12, when the thief swiped the boxes from the open, parked van, police said.

The boxes contained 100 oysters, 30 mussels and more than 100 clams, police said. The thief placed the boxes on a dolly he also stole from the truck and fled the scene.

Police are still investigating the theft as of Tuesday morning.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS 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 by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

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