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Man Breaks Into Rite Aid in Kew Gardens Hills, Takes Beer: NYPD

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Aug. 19, 2020 Staff Report

The police are looking for man who broke into a Rite Aid drugstore in Kew Gardens Hills last week and took beer and batteries.

The suspect allegedly entered the 71-18 Kissena Blvd. store through the back door at around 11:20 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 10. Once inside, he stole beer and batteries before fleeing on foot in an unknown direction.

The alleged perpetrator is described as black, with a medium build and bald. He was last seen wearing a black T-shirt with the letter “B” in front of it, red shorts, multi-color sneakers, eyeglasses, black face mask and carrying a black bookbag.

Surveillance photos of the suspect have been released by police.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM

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Sara Ross

I shop at a Walgreens and there is a man who’s been around for about a year. He walks in and I have seen him walk out with a 6 pack of beer and even put batteries in his pocket and walk out. Tall, skinny black guy with sunglasses and a cap. Most of the products in the store are locked up because of this and you have to ask somebody to unlock it. It’s sad that this is what we’ve come to because of some who should be locked up forever.

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