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Suspected Thief Collared After Police Officer Overhears Boast in Starbucks

By DNAinfo Staff on August 17, 2010 10:27am

A suspected thief was caught after a cop heard him boasting about his take in a Starbucks in Union Square, police told the New York Post on Monday.
A suspected thief was caught after a cop heard him boasting about his take in a Starbucks in Union Square, police told the New York Post on Monday.
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By Yepoka Yeebo

DNAinfo Reporter/Producer

MANHATTAN — A suspected thief was caught after a cop heard him boasting about his take in a Starbucks in Union Square, police told the New York Post on Monday.

Michael Baldwin, 25, was allegedly bragging to a friend about stealing the $1,000 Apple laptop at about 9 p.m. on Thursday, police told the Post.

A nearby officer overheard the bragging, and arrested him, according to the Post.