Beauty Shop Burglar Wanted By NYPD in Crown Heights

CROWN HEIGHTS – Police are looking for the man who burglarized a Franklin Avenue beauty shop and nail salon last week.

Video footage from around 4:30 am shows a man climbing through the rear window of Sheer Madness at 785 Franklin Avenue, police said. It is unclear whether it was a forced entry or the window was left open.

Inside the shop, the man stole about $1,800 from a box under the register before fleeing to parts unknown, police said. Surveillance video of the incident can be seen below:

Police describe the suspect as a black man, 40-50 years of age, about 5’7″ and 200 lbs. He was last seen wearing a gray jacket and jeans, with a gray cap and work boots.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS or for Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782)
The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.