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Three suspects sought for snatching $13,000 from Ridgewood office building: NYPD

Mar. 27, 2023 By Julia Moro

Police are searching for three suspects who broke into a Ridgewood office building and made off with thousands of dollars in loot last week, according to authorities.

The three individuals entered 48-01 Metropolitan Ave. in Ridgewood, within the confines of the 104th Precinct, at around 3:20 a.m. on March 22 after breaking the lock of a security gate, police said.

The suspects snatched $13,000 and then fled the scene in a White Mercedes, according to authorities.

There have been no arrests made and the investigation is ongoing, police said.

Photo via @NYPD104PCT/Twitter

Anyone with information in regard to these incidents is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

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