Burglars Steal $6,500 in Tools from Williamsburg Construction Site

WILLIAMSBURG – Police are searching for two men in connection with a construction site burglary that took place earlier this month.

Two men jumped the fence into a construction site at 642 Bedford Ave around 3:00am on August 15, according to police.

Once inside, the two suspects stole roughly $6,500 worth of construction equipment: two welders, a grinder, a sawzall, two drills and a magnetic drill press, said police.

Police described the suspects, seen in security footage above, as black men roughly 25 years old.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) 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 by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.