NYPD: This Midtown Pickpocket Tried To Go On $28,000 Shopping Spree
Police are looking for a man who stole a Manhattan bar patron's wallet and then tried to go crazy with the victim's credit cards.According to the NYPD, the wallet theft took place around 7 p.m., on November 4th, at East 41st Street bar Stout NYC: "An unknown male suspect removed a 43-year-old male victim's wallet from the victim's sports jacket, which was hanging on the back of a chair at the bar. The wallet contained credit cards from Bank of America, American Express and Citibank as well as a driver license and a MTA/LIRR pass."
Police say the suspect then tried to rack up $28,000 in charges at Macy's and Saks Fifth Avenue.
Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are kept strictly confidential.
