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Man Steals Wallet From Gym and Uses Credit Card to Buy Vacuum, Police Said

By Nicholas Rizzi | January 15, 2015 2:32pm
 Police are looking for this man they said stole a wallet from a Staten Island gym and later used a credit card inside to buy a Dyson vacuum.
Police are looking for this man they said stole a wallet from a Staten Island gym and later used a credit card inside to buy a Dyson vacuum.
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ELTINGVILLE — A man stole a wallet from a Staten Island gym, then used a credit card inside to buy a Dyson vacuum cleaner, police said.

On Jan. 3, a 38-year-old man reported his wallet with cash and a credit card was stolen from inside a locker at the YMCA at 3939 Richmond Ave. around 6:22 p.m., police said.

Later that day, the suspect used the credit card inside to buy a Dyson vacuum at the Bed, Bath and Beyond at 2795 Richmond Ave., police said.

Police couldn't say how much the vacuum cost, but the cheapest Dyson listed on the store's website sells for $149.99.

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