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'Ninja' Thieves Steal $100K Worth of Goods From Midtown Boutique

By DNAinfo Staff on March 24, 2010 1:14pm  | Updated on March 24, 2010 2:41pm

The Emilio Pucci boutique at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 55th Street has boarded up the glass doorway that was smashed during a robbery. The store is still open for business.
The Emilio Pucci boutique at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 55th Street has boarded up the glass doorway that was smashed during a robbery. The store is still open for business.
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By Jim Scott

DNAinfo Reporter/Producer

MIDTOWN — A band of thieves dressed like ninjas stole an estimated $100,000 in merchandise from a high-end boutique on Fifth Avenue Tuesday, according to reports.

Police believe there were at least three robbers, dressed completely in black, who smashed the front window at the Emilio Pucci boutique on the corner of Fifth Avenue and 55th Street around 3:48 a.m., the New York Post reported.

The crafty crooks were caught on a surveillance camera grabbing shirts, dresses, belts, handbags and shoes from the ritzy Italian designer’s boutique, which is located near the Trump Tower, Bergdorf Goodman and a Rolex store.

The store’s security alarm went off, but the it took the thieves less than two minutes to grab the loot, giving them time to escape before police arrived, police told the Post.

The Emilio Pucci boutique on Fifth Avenue and 55th street was robbed of $100,000 worth of merchandise.
The Emilio Pucci boutique on Fifth Avenue and 55th street was robbed of $100,000 worth of merchandise.
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Police added that the stolen goods were worth between $34,000 and $40,000 wholesale and around $100,000 retail.

The store boarded up the broken window with plywood, bit it is still open for business.