Crime & Safety

Cops: Man Stole iPad, Laptop from Maaco Last Month

Police release surveillance photos of man wanted in Hempstead theft.

Nassau County Police released surveillance photos Tuesday of a man they say broke into a Hempstead auto shop last month.

At 5:45 a.m. on April 6, a man was caught on camera breaking into Maaco Auto Painting Shop on Polk Avenue, cops said. The man took an iPad and a Dell laptop, valued at $500 each, police said.

Detectives are asking anyone with information to call Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.

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