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Bad Actor at LIC Art Center steals Woman’s Wallet, cops say

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July 26, 2016 Staff Report

The police are looking for a woman who allegedly swiped an unattended wallet from a table inside the Long Island City Art Center earlier this month.

The suspect stole the 80-year-old female victim’s wallet on Monday, July 13, at around 3:35pm, according to police. The wallet included a credit card and approximately $125 in cash.2105-16 108 PDU GL 7-11-16 photo2

The incident took place at 44-02 23rd Street, where several neighborhood arts companies are located. This building is home to the Secret Theatre, the Long Island City Academy of Music and the LIC School of Ballet.

The suspect is described as a white female, 20 to 30 years old; last seen wearing a black shirt, black shorts and white sneakers with pink shoelaces.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477)

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Anonymous visitor

Can’t the police go to Sweetleaf and see who bought that T-shirt? Or ask around and see if she looks familiar to anyone at Sweetleaf?

And yeah, not a smart thief…but are they ever?

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Drumpf Lover

This idiot should be old enough to know that there are cameras everywhere these days. What a dummy.

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