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Woman’s unattended backpack swiped from chair at LaGuardia Community College Library, cops say

Jan. 4, 2017 Staff Report

The police are looking for a man who allegedly stole a woman’s unattended backpack from the back of her chair at LaGuardia Community College’s library last month.

The incident allegedly took place at around 12 pm on Thursday, December 15, inside the 31-10 Thomson Avenue-based library, police said.

The suspect grabbed the 20-year-old victim’s backpack and fled the location in an unknown direction, according to police. The victim’s backpack included items such as an Apple MacBook, charger, headphones and case.

The suspect is described as a male black, 20 to 30 years old; last seen wearing a black jacket, a multi-colored scarf, white shirt and dark colored pants.

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

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