On Thursday, August 4th at approximately 6:00 p.m., the suspect, entered 40 West 23rd Street and removed a piece of artwork located in the hallway of the 2nd floor.
The artwork belonged to hip hop clothing designer /*Mark Echo*/ and is worth $100,000.
The suspect rolled up the artwork and inserted it into a tube and proceeded to exit the building.
He was last seen walking westbound on West 23rd Street.
The suspect is described as a white man in his 20's to 40's, approximately 5'11", with a thin build a moustache.
He was last seen wearing a dark green hoodie, blue jeans, a tan baseball hat with dark sunglasses and running sneakers.
He was also carrying a dark back pack.
The artwork is described as a "KAWS" acrylic on existing advertising poster.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
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