hamilton
2021-02-03 09:35:21 UTC
A man ripped off two parkas from an Adidas shop in Soho, and
then claimed he was racially profiled warning employees hed
spray them with bleach if it happened again, police said
Saturday.
The man allegedly grabbed two parkas worth about $320 from a
display rack in the shop on Broadway and East Houston around
5:45 p.m. Friday and strolled towards the exit when he was
confronted by staff, an NYPD spokesman said.
At that point, the suspect displayed a Clorox spray bottle and
said, Next time, dont racial profile me or Ill spray you!'
the department spokesman said.
No one was injured but the suspect escaped southbound on
Broadway, police said.
The Adidas store could not be immediately reached for comment.
The theft comes on the heels of a Post exclusive on grab-and-run
shoplifters terrorizing luxury Soho boutiques.
The bands of shoplifters lifted hundreds of thousands of dollars
worth of designer merchandise during the pandemic and in some
cases, threatening security guards to keep quiet or be labeled
racist.
The disturbing pattern began in late May during the riots that
rocked the city in the wake of the George Floyd police custody
death. High-end Celine was looted of $1.5 million in merchandise
then, and the brazen thievery continued every week in ritzy
stores such as Prada, Moncler, Dior and Balenciaga.
Anyone with information in regard the Adidas store incident is
asked to call the NYPDs Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-
TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
https://nypost.com/2021/01/30/thief-said-he-was-racially-
profiled-after-swiping-jackets-cops/
then claimed he was racially profiled warning employees hed
spray them with bleach if it happened again, police said
Saturday.
The man allegedly grabbed two parkas worth about $320 from a
display rack in the shop on Broadway and East Houston around
5:45 p.m. Friday and strolled towards the exit when he was
confronted by staff, an NYPD spokesman said.
At that point, the suspect displayed a Clorox spray bottle and
said, Next time, dont racial profile me or Ill spray you!'
the department spokesman said.
No one was injured but the suspect escaped southbound on
Broadway, police said.
The Adidas store could not be immediately reached for comment.
The theft comes on the heels of a Post exclusive on grab-and-run
shoplifters terrorizing luxury Soho boutiques.
The bands of shoplifters lifted hundreds of thousands of dollars
worth of designer merchandise during the pandemic and in some
cases, threatening security guards to keep quiet or be labeled
racist.
The disturbing pattern began in late May during the riots that
rocked the city in the wake of the George Floyd police custody
death. High-end Celine was looted of $1.5 million in merchandise
then, and the brazen thievery continued every week in ritzy
stores such as Prada, Moncler, Dior and Balenciaga.
Anyone with information in regard the Adidas store incident is
asked to call the NYPDs Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-
TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
https://nypost.com/2021/01/30/thief-said-he-was-racially-
profiled-after-swiping-jackets-cops/