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Thief Steals $3K in Pocketbooks from UWS Bag Shop, Police Say

By Emily Frost | November 10, 2014 11:14am
 The suspect took five pocketbooks from the Big Bag store on West 72nd Street, police said.
The suspect took five pocketbooks from the Big Bag store on West 72nd Street, police said.
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UPPER WEST SIDE — A man broke into a West 72nd Street luggage and handbag store last week and stole pocketbooks worth more than $3,000, police said.

The suspect smashed the bottom glass pane of the front door of Big Bag at 175 W. 72nd Street on Nov. 4 about 6:40 a.m. before snatching five pocketbooks and fleeing the shop, according to police.

He is described by police as wearing a black jacket, blue jeans and a tan hat. 

The store's staff was not immediately available for comment.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).