Police release video of man accused of stealing paintings from Manhattan business

Wednesday, February 19, 2020
EAST VILLAGE, Manhattan (WABC) -- Police released new surveillance video on Wednesday of a man accused of stealing artwork from a business in the East Village last month.

Officials say that on Jan. 15, the suspect threw a brick through the window of a business located on Avenue C, stole three paintings from inside and ran off.
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According to officials, the three paintings were purchased by the victim just one year ago and are worth a total of $18,000.

Police have also released pictures of the stolen paintings in case any of the pieces resurface.


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Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

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