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Man Walks Off With $3,700 Worth of Construction Tools and Materials

Sept. 18, 2018 By Tara Law

Police have released a video of a man who allegedly stole $3,700 worth of tools and materials from a Long Island City construction site last month.

Police say that the man walked onto the building site at 40-05 Crescent St. on Aug. 28 at 3:30 a.m. and took off with construction tools and materials and went off in an unknown direction.

Police describe the suspect as a black and about 30 to 40 years old. He has a medium build, black hair and a black beard. He was last seen wearing a white t-shirt, blue pants and grey shoes.

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). 

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Frances Michaels

Check QUEENSBRIDGE /RAVENSWOOD HOUSING ! And it could be an EMPLOYEE’S (already working at the site) RELATIVE /FRIEND !! THIS IS HOW THEY ROLL !! ??

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