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Thief Steals Keys From Woman in Bar and Breaks Into Her Home, Police Say

October 5, 2016 1:59pm | Updated October 5, 2016 1:59pm
Police say this man pickpocketed an Upper East Side woman at a bar and burglarized her home.
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UPPER EAST SIDE — A pickpocket snatched keys and a driver's license from a woman at a local bar and then burglarized her apartment on the same night, the NYPD said.

A 26-year-old Upper East Side resident was at One and One bar on the Lower East Side at 2 a.m. on Sept. 25 when somebody swiped her keys and license from her pocket, police said.

The suspect then went to her apartment on East 81st Street, near York Avenue, and stole her television, a pair of sunglasses and various electronics, according to authorities.

The stolen property was worth $950, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.

 

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