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Crime & Mayhem

Thieves Take Cellphones and Jewelry from Pawn Shop, Police Say

August 13, 2014 2:26pm | Updated August 13, 2014 2:26pm
Staten Island Pawn Shop Burglary
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PORT RICHMOND — Two men threw a brick through a Staten Island pawn shop's window and made off with cellphones and jewelry last month, police said.

The thieves broke the front window of Casa De Empenzo pawn shop, at 438 Port Richmond Ave., with a brick at 12:30 p.m. on July 31, police said.

Once they got inside, the pair broke the store's display cases and took cellphones and jewelry, police said.

Anyone with information in regards to this burglary is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS.

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