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Well-Dressed Thief Grabs Woman's Wallet in UES Supermarket, Police Say

By Heather Holland | December 31, 2014 1:43pm
 Police are looking for a man who snatched a woman's wallet inside of an Associated supermarket.
Police are looking for a man who snatched a woman's wallet inside of an Associated supermarket.
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UPPER EAST SIDE — A well-dressed pickpocket lifted a wallet from a woman inside of an Associated supermarket and then used her credit card to go shopping at a nearby CVS, NYPD said.

The man grabbed a wallet, carrying $90 in cash and credit cards, from a 50-year-old woman at about 5 p.m. on Nov. 21, inside of Associated Food Universe at 1486 Lexington Ave. near East 96th Street, police said.

The thief — who was wearing a gray knit hat, brown dress shoes, a tan coat and black slacks — then used the victim’s credit card to make $237.30 worth of purchases at the CVS drugstore at 1622 Third Ave., according to police.

Associated Supermarkets did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-8477, or submit tips online at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com.