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Man swipes cell phone and wallet off shopper at Steinway supermarket counter

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July 24, 2015 By Michael Florio

Police are searching for a suspect who swiped a woman’s cell phone and wallet off a Steinway Street supermarket counter last month.

The victim put her wallet and cell phone on the counter inside the Met Supermarket located at 34-14 Steinway Street while she was paying for her groceries.

The suspect walked by and took the items before fleeing the location, according to the NYPD.

The incident occurred on June 29th at 4 pm.

Police describe the suspect as a 30-year-old male, white, five-foot-eight and 190 pounds. The NYPD released surveillance footage of the suspect.

Police are asking anyone with any information to call 1-800-577-TIPS.

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James

So nobody could stop this person from leaving the store? Did everyone just watch him run out? Good luck finding that stuff now.

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sam

That guy is a piece of dirty……stop stealing and get a hard working Job and work for it

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