Burglars Steal $10K From Union Square Restaurant: NYPD

UNION SQUARE, NY -- Less than a month after gas mask-clad burglars robbed it for thousands of dollars, a Union Square eatery was the target of yet another high-priced heist, police said.

A man and a woman broke into Vapiano, a European pizza and pasta chain inside 113 University Place, at around 3 a.m. on May 29, police said.

After the pair forced open the front door, the woman stood lookout outside while the man broke into a safe in the eatery and stole $10,000 in cash, authorities said.

The pair then fled with the cash, running west on East 13 Street.

The man was caught on tape carrying a dark backpack and clad in what appeared to be a dust mask along with a dark baseball cap, a gray shirt, jeans and tan boots, police said. The woman is also shown carrying an orange bag with "Time Warner" printed across the side and wearing a black hoodie pulled tightly over her head, dark pants and white sneakers.

The heist happened less than a month after two burglars in gas masks were caught on tape stealing from the restaurant for the second time.

In two separate thefts - first on Feb. 11 and again on April 1 - two men in gas masks stole a combined $11,000 from a safe and a cash box in the eatery during the midnight hours, Patch previously reported.

Police didn't say whether the two burglaries were connected.

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