Crime & Safety
Masked Thief Steals $170K From BK Taxi Medallion Broker, Cops Say
A masked man broke into a medallion broker on Coney Island Avenue and took $170,000 in cash and jewelry from the safe, police said.
MIDWOOD, BROOKLYN — A masked man lifted $170,000 in cash and jewelry from a taxi medallion broker's safe last week, police said.
The hooded man broke into the medallion broker, which helps issue taxi cab licenses, at 1817 Coney Island Ave. around 1 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 15 through an unlocked back door, police said. He used some sort of large tool to jimmy open the safe once he got inside and took $170,000 of cash and jewelry before running away, according to police and video from inside the office.
Police said the man was last seen in all-dark clothing and had a mask covering his entire head and face.
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