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Crime & Mayhem

Man Invites Woman Back to His LES Hotel Room and Gets Robbed, Police Say

August 19, 2014 6:45pm | Updated August 19, 2014 6:45pm
Police were looking for a woman accused of stealing from a man after being invited back to his hotel room, the NYPD said.
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MANHATTAN —A 29-year-old man brought a woman back to his Lower East Side hotel room last week and when he woke up in the morning, she was gone, along with his camera, laptop and wallet with his credit cards and money, according to police.

The man was staying at SIXTY LES at 190 Allen St. when he invited the woman back to his room at about 4 a.m. on Aug. 11, the NYPD said.

Police described the woman as 5-foot-3 and 170 pounds. She was wearing a green top and black pants.

It was not clear whether the man and woman had met each other prior to the night of the theft, a police spokeswoman said. 

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS (8477). You can also submit tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers' website at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com or by texting tips to CRIMES (274637), then entering TIP577.

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