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Two Men Steal Tools From Astoria Building: NYPD

Suspect (NYPD) and 30-86 14th St. (Google)

Nov. 21, 2018 By Meghan Sackman

Police are looking for two men who allegedly stole more than $2,000 worth of tools from a building site in Astoria.

The tools were first discovered missing on Oct. 30 by an employee at the 30-86 14th St. location. The employee called the police at around 2:30 p.m.

Upon further investigation, police found video footage of the men taking the tools at about 3 a.m. that on Oct. 29.

The men are both black and are in their late twenties, early thirties. One man is thin and was wearing a hooded jacket and dark pants and the other is of a heavier build and was wearing a long sleeved, patterned shirt with dark pants.

Surveillance video and photos taken from the location are attached and available at DCPI.

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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