A mask-wearing marauder has been on a regular coronavirus crime spree in the city, burglarizing 21 businesses since mid-March, cops said Wednesday.

The NYPD released video of the person wanted for questioning in a series of break-ins at restaurants and grocery stores in Brooklyn and Queens between March 17 and Sunday.

The crook gained entry into the stores and eateries by throwing a brick into a glass door or window or by damaging a lock, cops said.

The glove-wearing thief has taken liquor, jewelry, electronics, cigarettes and approximately $4,280 in cash from the closed-down businesses.

The individual is described as about 5 feet 8 and was last seen wearing a gray hooded jacket, red pants, black sneakers, white gloves and a white

Source - https://nypost.com/2020/05/06/masked-thief-hits-21-nyc-businesses-amid-coronavirus-pandemic/

A thief swiped $2,000 in designer items from a Manhattan Coach store over the weekend — and flashed a box cutter when an employee tried to stop him, cops said.

Video released by cops Monday night shows the suspect strolling through the open door of the store on Fifth Avenue near West 54th Street around 6 p.m. Saturday.

He begins to pluck several items off racks before making his way to the exit.

A 31-year-old woman working at the store tries to intervene, but he whips out a box cutter before taking off with bags and clothing worth about $2,000, cops said.

No one was hurt, according to police.

Source - https://nypost.com/2020/08/04/thief-steals-2k-in-merchandise-from-coach-store-in-nyc/

Dramatic surveillance footage shows the moment two brazen thieves ripped an ATM out of an East Village bodega before making off with the loot.

The newly released footage shows a white van back up to the Yankee Deli & Grocery on Avenue C at 4:35 a.m. Friday, with a rope or chain tied to something inside the store — yanking the ATM out onto the street on the second attempt.

The two masked burglars then run over and open the back of the van and struggle for about 2 minutes to load the massive machine into the vehicle before finally speeding off.

Enlarge ImageThe thieves loading the stolen ATM into the van.
The thieves loading the stolen ATM into the van.
“A lot of people know me and never, I never put in m mind something could happen like that,” store owner Jose Collado, who has run the store for 27 years, said at a press conference Sunday.

“Somebody called me and say, ‘You know what happened?'” Collado said. “I say no. I very scared. He told me something like that. I come quickly to the store and see everything down. I feel badly.”

“It’s like $10,000” to repair the damage, he said.

Enlarge ImageJose Dario Collado, 48, owner of Yankee Deli & Grocery in the East Village.
Jose Dario Collado, 48, owner of Yankee Deli & Grocery in the East Village.Kevin C. Downs for New York Post
On Sunday, the head of the United Bodegas Of America said it was part of a disturbing crime trend targeting small businesses in the Big Apple.

“Every day we hear from different bodega owners about robberies and burglaries and their safes being stolen and their ATM has been pulled away,” said Fernando Matero, who says the group represents 14,000 stores. “But nothing like what we saw here.”

Source -https://nypost.com/2020/08/16/shocking-video-shows-moment-thieves-pull-off-east-village-atm-heist/

Surveillance footage released Thursday shows a pack of thieves breaking into a Manhattan drone store and swiping six pricey quadcopters.

The five men targeted the DJI store on Broadway near West 52nd Street in Midtown around 11:25 p.m. Saturday, cops said.

They’re shown shoving the glass door until it falls to the ground, and then racing inside and grabbing the small drones on display — worth $16,000 in total.

The group then took off, heading north on Broadway. They remained at large Thursday.

Source - https://nypost.com/2020/06/04/thieves-steal-16000-worth-of-drones-from-manhattan-dji-store/