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3 Men Wanted in Back-to-Back Restaurant Burglaries on Myrtle Avenue: Police

April 18, 2016 11:50am | Updated April 18, 2016 11:50am
Police are looking for three men who they say stole cash from two Myrtle Avenue restaurants.
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CLINTON HILL — Police are looking for three men in connection with a pair of back-to-back restaurant burglaries on Myrtle Avenue.

The men first broke into Five Spot Soul Food at 459 Myrtle Ave. at 4:20 a.m. on April 10, according to the NYPD

The suspects broke into the restaurant’s side door and took four cash drawers containing an unknown amount of money, police said.

Twenty minutes later, the men broke into Wray’s Caribbean and Seafood Cuisine at 503 Myrtle Ave., police said.

The men were able to get in through a cellar door and take a cash drawer containing about $160, police said.

The restaurants' owners were not immediately available for comment.

The suspects are between 20 and 30 years old, and were last seen wearing dark hooded sweatshirts, dark jackets and dark pants.

Police have released a surveillance photo of the suspects. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS.

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