Woman Repeatedly Robs 'Hamilton' Theatergoers in Midtown: Police

MIDTOWN, NY — A woman who allegedly targeted theatergoers in Midtown by stealing their credit cards while they waited to see the cast of broadway hit show "Hamilton" was so comfortable that she kept doing it again, and again and again.

And there's one common thread: the victims are all women.

The suspect, still on the loose, first started stealing the credit cards in late May and continued to get away with repeated offenses in the same exact location — outside of the Richard Rodgers Theater at 226 W. 46th St.— until Nov. 6, according to the New York City Police Department (NYPD). She specifically went after the fans who were waiting outside to see the cast of the show, police said.

An NYPD spokesperson told Patch that the suspect stole credit cards from six women and used the cards to buy more than $2,000 of merchandise. The woman was caught on surveillance video using the stolen cards at various locations such as Macy's, Duane Reade, Target and Rite Aid, police said.

The suspect is described having black hair and wearing glasses. She was last seen wearing a black jacket, a gray sweater, black pants and a gray scarf.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.

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