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200 Pairs of Underwear Stolen from Victoria's Secret, Police Say

By Nicholas Rizzi | February 15, 2016 12:20pm
Staten Island Mall Victoria's Secret Thieves
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NEW SPRINGVILLE — Thieves stole 200 pairs of underwear in two days from the Victoria's Secret in the Staten Island Mall last month, police said.

A man and a woman first walked into the Victoria's Secret inside the mall on Jan. 1 at 12:15 p.m. and the man took 80 pairs of underwear, worth $1,000, while the woman acted as a lookout, according to the NYPD.

On Jan. 16, the pair walked into the store again at 12:30 p.m. and they both swiped 120 pairs of underwear, worth $1,500, stuffing them into shopping bags and a purse, according to police and security camera footage.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).