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Three Suspects Wanted for Rite Aid Theft in Astoria

Two suspects wanted in connection with the Rite Aid theft in Astoria
Two suspects wanted in connection with the Rite Aid theft in Astoria
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ASTORIA – Police are looking for three men who stole high priced over-the-counter drugs and beauty products from the Rite Aid Store in Astoria.

The suspects went to the pharmacy on Friday, April 20th, around 09:05 p.m. pretending to be customers, cops said. 

After entering the store, located at 32-87 Steinway St., they grabbed numerous high-priced medications and beauty products, such as Rogaine, Zyrtec, Crest White Strips, Allegra and Mucinex, and then fled the location, the police said.

Police described one of the suspects as a 20-30 year old man wearing a black jacket, white jeans and red sneakers. The second suspect was wearing a yellow hard hat and green traffic vest, and the third one had a white T-shirt and black jogging pants, police said.
 
Anyone with information in regards to this grand larceny asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.


One of the suspects was wearing a yellow hard hat and green traffic vest
One of the suspects was wearing a yellow hard hat and green traffic vest
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