Duo Steals $60K Worth Of Equipment From Brooklyn Buildings: Cops

BROOKLYN, NY — Cops are searching for two men who have stolen nearly $60,000 worth of tools and equipment from buildings in Brooklyn over the summer, police announced this week.

The two men are wanted for five break-ins, three of which were at the same building, throughout July and August in Flatbush and Prospect Lefferts Gardens, police said Monday.

The men first forced their way into a building at 4909 Clarendon Rd. in the early morning hours of July 27, July 29 and Aug. 11, police said.

They stole $30,500 worth of tools and computer equipment the first day, $19,000 wroth of equipment the second time and another $5,000 worth of tools and equipment the third visit, according to police.

The men then broke into a building on Utica Avenue on Aug. 30 and another building on Rutland Road on Aug. 31.

At the Utica Avenue building, the men took $5,000 worth of tools. At the Rutland Road building, they were interrupted by a man and fled empty-handed, police said.

Police said the men appear to be between 30 and 40 years old.

They were caught on surveillance video during the third break-in:

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 CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, or on Twitter @ NYPDTips. All calls are strictly confidential.