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Unsuspecting Shopper Had Wallet Lifted at Hylan Blvd. Supermarket, Cops Say

 Cops are looking for two women who allegedly swiped a wallet from a shopper Mets Food on Hylan Blvd.
Suspects in Staten Island Supermarket Theft
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STATEN ISLAND — Cops are looking for two women who allegedly swiped a wallet from an unsuspecting shopper at a Grasmere supermarket on Staten Island.

Police say one of the suspects bumped into the female victim as she was shopping at the Met Foods at 1177 Hylan Blvd on July 4. When the victim went to the register to pay for her groceries, she noticed her wallet was gone, according to cops.

The victim's credit card was then used at several stores nearby, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit their tips online at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com or by texting tips to CRIMES (274637), then enter TIP577. All calls are confidential.