East New York Burglars Steal Credit Card, Hit The Dollar Store

EAST NEW YORK – A $321 trip to the dollar store on a stolen credit card has police searching for a man and a woman in connection with an East New York burglary.

The two individuals entered the back of Coronet Parts Manufacturing Company on 883 Elton Street through an employee entrance just before 1:00 pm on Thursday, September 7, said police. Once inside, they stole an employee’s wallet and fled.

Later, at the nearby 99¢ Tower on 2526 Linden Blvd, the thrifty thieves racked up $321 in purchases on the 36-year old victim’s credit card, said police. It is unclear whether there was an attempt made by the cashier to verify an ID for the credit card before approving the sale.

The pair can be seen making their purchases in security video below:

Police described the first individual as a black man, last seen wearing a pink t-shirt, black pants and a dark hat, and his accomplice as a black woman, last seen wearing a black t-shirt, jeans, and a dark hat.

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.