Crime & Safety
Williamsburg's Pokito Restaurant Robbed Of $3K By Bearded Burglar, Police Say
A burglar who broke into Pokito restaurant snagged $980 in cash and two checks worth $2000, police said.
WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN — Police are asking for help locating a bearded burglar they say stole nearly $3,000 from the Latin-American restaurant Pokito.
The suspect broke into the restaurant at 155 S. 4th St. around 4:20 a.m. on Monday, April 3, and grabbed $980 in cash and two checks worth $2000, according to police.
Security footage captured the burglar — described as a six-foot-tall man with curly blond hair and a long beard, clad in a hooded sweatshirt, pants, baseball cap and glasses — rifling behind the Pokito bar and walking off with a black box, police said.
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No arrests had been made as of Monday morning and the investigation remains ongoing, police said.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
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