Upper East Side & Roosevelt Island

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11 Teens Swarm UES Nike Store and Swipe $5K Worth of Merchandise: Police

September 17, 2015 2:49pm | Updated September 17, 2015 2:49pm
Police said 11 teens went into a Nike Running store and stole it nearly $6,000 in merchandise on Wednesday, police said.
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UPPER EAST SIDE — Eleven teenagers flooded into a Third Avenue Nike Running store on Wednesday and snatched $5,800 worth of merchandise from shelves and fled, police said.

The teens, ranging in ages from 15 to 19 years old, entered the 1131 Third Ave. store at roughly 11:30 a.m. and took off with a hoard of Nike products, including Nike Camo Tech Fleece pants and other clothing.

Police said there were no injuries and the incident is still being investigated.

Nike declined to comment.

 

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