Power Tools Thief Strikes Again At 9th Avenue Station

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The hunt for a burglar who posed as an MTA construction worker to break into the D train’s 9th Avenue station in January is heating up as perp struck a second time this week — at the same station!

In both Incidents — one on January 16, and the second on Friday, February 26 at 3:30pm — the suspect used bolt cutters to cut a lock and enter a storage shed, removed several power tools, and then fled, police said.

Police have released an additional surveillance photo of the individual, who is described by police as a black man, wearing a dark-colored hooded jacket, dark colored pants, dark colored baseball cap, dark colored boots and an orange and yellow work vest.

Anyone with information in regards to these incidents 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 Crime Stoppers website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

All calls are strictly confidential, said police.