
SOHO — A thief smashed a Louis Vuitton storefront window with a glass wine bottle over the weekend and stole a $5,159 bag from the display, police said.
The suspect slammed the bottle into one of the large display windows of SoHo’s Louis Vuitton store at 116 Greene St. about 1:45 a.m. on Nov. 2, grabbed the pricey bag and fled, according to a police report.
A piece of plywood still covered a portion of the storefront on Tuesday afternoon. Louis Vuitton did not immediately return a request for comment.
Police had not made any arrests as of Tuesday.
Other recent incidents in the 1st Precinct include:
► A shoplifter stole $1,305 worth of scarves from the Burberry store at 131 Spring St., shoving the three scarves into her handbag on Nov. 1 at about 4:51 p.m. and then walking out, police said. Each scarf was worth $435. Burberry did not immediately return a request for comment.
► A 29-year-old had his $14,000 Ducati stolen from outside of 98 Charlton St. sometime between 6 p.m. on Oct. 30 and 7 p.m. on Nov. 2, police said. When the man came back to get his motorcycle, it was gone, police said.