Candy Store Burglary Caught On Video

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Surveillance video shows an early-morning burglary at a store in Long Island City, Queens.

It happened shortly after 5 a.m. Sunday on Hoyt Avenue South.

A man is seen in the surveillance video forcing his way into the store through the locked front door.

Once inside, he took cash from the register, grabbed cigarettes, and fled the building.

Police say he got away with just over $2,000.

Anyone with any 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). You can also submit a tip via their website or on Twitter, @NYPDTips. All calls are kept confidential.

 

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