Crime & Safety

Tribeca Duane Reade Hit Twice in One Week: Here's What Shoplifters Stole

It's been a rough week for the Duane Reade at 250 Broadway, police say.

TRIBECA, NY — Two shoplifters got away with over $4,679 in drug-store loot — including perfumes, hair and beauty products, razor blades, infant formula and crew socks — from the Duane Reade at 250 Broadway, according to the New York City Police Department (NYPD).

In the first robbery, on Saturday, Nov. 12, at about 12:12 p.m., an assistant manager noticed a man walking through the aisles at the same time that items off the shelf were going missing, police said. The assistant manager, 26, checked surveillance video and saw the suspect — described as 5 feet, 8 inches with a cropped "Caesar" haircut — taking items off the shelf and stuffing them into his bags and his shirt, according to a police report.

The assistant manager then went back further on the tape, and saw the suspect snatching stuff two more times, police said.

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In all, police said the first suspect got away with:

  • 164 L'Oreal, Revlon and Maybelline products
  • 16 OGX bottles of shampoo and conditioner
  • 28 bottles of Aveeno
  • 31 razors and razor blades
  • Various body sprays.

The second robbery took place on Saturday, Nov. 19, when a different suspect entered the store around 8:14 a.m. Here's what the suspect allegedly swiped:

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  • 13 containers of Enfamil and Similac infant formula
  • 12 perfumes
  • 14 products for weight loss and testosterone supplements
  • Hanes men crew socks

A 29-year-old store employee told police the second suspect looked around 45 years old, with blue eyes and a bald head, standing about 6 feet tall and weighing about 120 pounds.

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