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Man Sought for Swiping Cellphones Off Counter at Prospect Heights Spa: NYPD

 Police are looking for this man who they say stole two cell phones from a Vanderbilt Avenue spa last month.
Police are looking for this man who they say stole two cell phones from a Vanderbilt Avenue spa last month.
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PROSPECT HEIGHTS — Police are looking for a man they say walked into a local spa, took two cellphones from the store’s counter and fled the shop on foot.

The robbery took place on July 14 at Prospect Heights Eastern Spa, located at 653 Vanderbilt Ave., police said. The man walked into the shop at about 2:30 p.m., “stood around,” police said, then reached over the counter to grab the two cellphones.

On Wednesday, the police department released images of the man captured on surveillance video inside the spa. At the time of the incident, the suspect was wearing a black T-shirt, blue sweat pants and white sneakers.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at (800) 577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, (888) 57-PISTA (74782).