Crook Depot?

Crook Depot?

Do it yourself dimwits rip off sinks, ink

By Dan Gesslein

BRONX, NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 3- Cops are looking for two groups of crooks who look like they were opening their own Office or Home Depot store.

At around 5:30 p.m. on January 22, two women made off with $1,300 in computer printer ink and cosmetics from a Mount Eden pharmacy. Cops say the women took the items from a Rite Aide on Featherbed Land. 

The first suspect is described as a black woman in her 20s, who was seen wearing a gray baseball cap, black jacket and blue jeans. The second suspect is a black woman in her 20s, wearing a black ski hat, black jacket and blue jeans. 

In a separate incident, cops are looking for two suspects who ripped off plumbing supplies from an apartment building. At around 1 a.m., two men gained entry into the basement of an University Avenue apartment building. The crooks are seen on surveillance video entering a storage closet and removing copper piping, faucets and sinks.

Anyone with information should call CRIMESTOPPERS at (800) 577-TIPS. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

All calls are strictly confidential.