Thieves Target Victim At Sheepshead Bay Stop & Shop

SHEEPSHEAD BAY – The NYPD is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the two suspects seen in the below photos in connection to a recent theft at a supermarket.

At approximately 5:15pm on Sunday October 1 at the Stop & Shop located at 1710 Avenue Y, the male suspect reportedly grabbed a 35-year-old woman’s luggage and placed it inside a shopping cart that his female accomplice was pushing, according to police. The two then exited the store and fled in a gray Honda SUV. Among the personal items inside the victim’s luggage were 3 credit cards and a cell phone.

Police describe the two suspects as follows:

Suspect 1 – a light-skinned man, last seen wearing a black hooded sweater, a white shirt, black pants, and black shoes.

Suspect 2 – a light-skinned woman, last seen wearing a blue sweater and dark-colored pants.

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.