By Olivia Scheck
DNAinfo Reporter/Producer
MANHATTAN — That was easy!
A group of thieves gave the Staples mantra new meaning when they robbed the same Chelsea store location four times in less than two months, according to police.
All-told, the band of robbery suspects have struck three Manhattan Staples on seven separate occasions since February, breaking into glass display cases and making off with toner, memory cards and hard drives, police said.
The unlucky Chelsea location, on Broadway between 33rd and 34th streets, was hit four times between Feb. 24 and May 9, according to police.
The four suspects were all captured on surveillance video and are described as 5-foot-9 black men. Three were estimated to be between 170 and 190 pounds, while the fourth was slightly smaller, estimated to be between 150 and 180 pounds. One of the larger men was bald with stud earrings in both ears.
By June the office supply bandits found a new haunt — a Midtown West Staples on Eighth Avenue between 35th and 36th streets — which they robbed on June 20 and then again on July 11, the NYPD said.
A week later police believe the thieves made their way down to Greenwich Village, stealing high-priced office supplies from the Staples on Sixth Avenue between Waverly Place and Eighth Street on July 18.
To make matters worse for Staples, an eighth Manhattan location, this one on the Upper East Side, was robbed on Sunday evening by a woman believed to weigh around 250 pounds, the New York Post reported. The buxom bandit made off with $3,000, the paper said.
Anyone with information in regards to these individuals is asked to call Crime stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
All calls are strictly confidential.
