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Woman's Wallet Stolen From Shopping Cart at Food Bazaar, Police Say

November 21, 2016 2:24pm | Updated November 21, 2016 2:24pm
The man grabbed the wallet from the cart of the 29-year-old victim as she shopped on Oct. 22.
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DNAinfo/Jeanmarie Evelly, Inset: NYPD

LONG ISLAND CITY — Police are looking for a thief who stole a woman's wallet out of her shopping cart as she was buying groceries, according to the NYPD.

The man grabbed the wallet from the cart of the 29-year-old victim while she shopped at the Food Bazaar supermarket on Northern Boulevard near 36th Avenue just before 2 p.m. on Oct. 22, police said.

The suspect then fled the store. He's described as around 40 years old and was wearing a blue sweatsuit and a blue baseball cap, according to police.

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

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