The NYPD has issued an alert about three incidents of grand larcenies which were committed between December 17 and January 15 at upscale fitness centers throughout NYC, with one of the acts taking place on the Upper West Side. Police are hoping someone from the general public will be able to assist them in identifying and locating the wanted individuals.
Each reported incident—which was essentially identical, according to the police report—qualifies as grand larceny as the items stolen exceeded $1,000 in value.
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At about 12:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 3, two suspects entered the Equinox at 315 Park Avenue South and again, stole a phone and wallet from a locker. This time, a credit card was used to make a $26,000 transaction.
The Upper West Side heist took place on Wednesday, Jan. 15 at about 11:55 a.m., when two suspects entered the Equinox at 160 Columbus Avenue (between 67th and 68th streets). “Once inside, the individuals removed a cellphone and a wallet containing credit cards from a gym locker,” according to the police report. The pair fled in a white Mercedes-Benz sedan in an unknown direction, and the stolen credit card was later used to make an unauthorized transaction of $30,000.
NYPD officials have shared the following surveillance photos (from the first and second incident):
Anyone with relevant information 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 or by sending a direct message to @NYPDTips on Twitter.
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Not qWhite what I was expecting.
obvious question that went unanswered from article: were the lockers LOCKED….and jimmied open by the criminals?
Or maybe they observed the person putting in the code for their locker and used the code once the victim left the locker room?
Eastern European gang, by their looks. Too many way too characteristic features.
Why is Equinox letting them go by the front desk? I’d like to see that investigated!
Most credit cards don’t have that much credit available & what was purchased for 30,000?
File this under “meh”…..