A man and a woman are being sought in a bizarre burglary spree in which they allegedly cut locks to get into small Brooklyn businesses and steal thousands of dollars of merchandise as varied as cigars, condoms and eyeglasses, police say.
Surveillance video captured the couple in one of the burglaries, which have taken place in Bushwick, along either Irving or Knickerbocker avenues, according to police.
The burglary spree began the night of Tuesday, Sept. 29, when the suspects cut the lock to the basement storage area of Maxout Discount Store and Grocery at 304 Irving Ave., damaged store equipment and fled with over $4,000 in cash, $70 worth of cigars, 15 boxes of condoms worth about $130 and 60 pairs of headphones worth about $600, police said.
Less than a month later, on Oct. 21, the couple targeted the same store, this time cutting the locks to the front door and then getting away with over $10,000 in cash, police said.
Last Thursday, Oct. 29, at about 4 a.m., the suspects cut the locks on the front door to Vista Vision Optical at 337 Knickerbocker Ave. and fled with $10,000 worth of eyeglass lenses and frames.
About 15 minutes later, the couple went to Taqueria Jimmy Express at 267 Knickerbocker Ave. and cut the locks to the roll-down security gates at the front entrance to get inside, police said. The man handed a cash register containing $50 cash and two plastic bags containing bottled beverages and other items to the woman, who was outside acting as a lookout.
Video shows the suspects loading the items into a push-cart and running away on Knickerbocker Avenue.
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Anyone who recognizes the couple seen in the video is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS.
