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Police seek package thief dressed as delivery worker in Queens

Search underway for suspected package thief in Queens
Search underway for suspected package thief in Queens 00:47

NEW YORK -- Police are searching for a package thief in Queens dressed as a delivery worker.

A woman wearing an Amazon jacket was caught on camera walking into a Jackson Heights building and heading straight to the area where packages are delivered. She leaves a small package, then takes off with a larger one.

The victim tells us he was excited to get home to check out his new clothes, worth nearly $400.

"I was incredibly upset, to say the least, when this happened. You feel violated when something like that is stolen," Jeff Simmons said.

"If they're going to be a criminal, they wanna steal something, they know that this is a prime location. It happens up and down this area, and it's been happening more," Jackson Heights resident Kathy Farren said.

The NYPD is investigating, along with Amazon.

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