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Woman steals, cash, jewelry and a passport after man invited her into his Middle Village home: NYPD

Mar. 29, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb

Police are searching for the woman who snatched thousands of dollars worth of loot — including cash and expensive jewelry — from a man’s Middle Village residence earlier this month after he invited her into his home in the middle of the night on March 19.

Authorities said that the 37-year-old man met the woman, who is believed to be approximately 35 years old, earlier in the night and invited her back to his home near 75th Street and 67th Drive within the confines of the 104th Precinct, at approximately 3 a.m.

Once inside, the woman snatched approximately $1,500, a chain valued at approximately $2,500, a debit card, a designer jacket, and the victim’s passport before fleeing the scene in an unknown direction, police said.

The NYPD released a photo of the suspect on March 29. She has a light complexion and is approximately 5 feet, 5 inches tall and weighs 150 pounds, according to authorities.

Police are searching for the woman who snatched thousands of dollars worth of loot from a man’s Middle Village residence earlier this month. (Photo courtesy of NYPD)

Anyone with information in regard to this incident 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.

All calls are strictly confidential.

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