Burglar Steals Rolex, Cash From Queens Contractor's Office: NYPD

LONG ISLAND CITY, QUEENS -- Cops are looking for the thief who stole a Rolex watch and thousands of dollars in cash from a Long Island City developer's office in broad daylight.

The man entered Penta Restoration's office at 24-11 41 Avenue through an open stairwell door just before 8 a.m. on March 4, police said.

Once inside, he crept up to a third-floor office and swiped a Rolex watch, $3,000 in cash and company checkbooks, cops said.

The NYPD released surveillance video of the man, who wore a black tracksuit when he robbed the Queens developer.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

Lead photo via Patch. Lead video via NYPD.