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Serial Locker-Room Thief Struck NY Sports Clubs 15 Times, Police Say

By Ben Fractenberg | January 16, 2017 6:57pm
 Police are looking for man they said has burglarized lockers at New York Sports Clubs 15 times across Manhattan since September.
Police are looking for man they said has burglarized lockers at New York Sports Clubs 15 times across Manhattan since September.
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MIDTOWN — What a gym rat.

A man has gone on a burglary spree at New York Sports Clubs throughout Manhattan since the fall — stealing thousands of dollars in high-end goods including Macbooks, iPhones, credit cards and a pricey Canada Goose jacket from lockers, the NYPD said.

The suspect first struck an NY Sport Club on Sixth Avenue between 48th and 49th streets on Sept. 23, where he stole a 27-year-old man’s headphones, credit cards and clothing from a locker the victim left unlocked, police said.   

He then struck 13 more times in 2016, hitting gyms on West 14th Street, 41st Street, Varick Street, Park Avenue and Eighth Avenue in Chelsea, according to the NYPD.

The bandit last hit an NY Sports Club on Eighth Avenue near 17th Street on Jan. 5, when he took a Dell laptop, Bluetooth headphones and a backpack out of a locker that had a lock on it.

The suspect was described as in his 20s to early 30s with close-cropped hair, police said. He was seen wearing a neon green tank top on Nov. 9 when he struck a gym at 1372 Broadway.

It was not immediately clear how he broke the locks. 

New York Sports Club did not immediately return a request for comment. 

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit a tip by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com.