Two valuable black-and-white photographs at MoMA PS1 in Long Island City were reported stolen on Oct. 30 and three days later, the culprit mailed the pieces back to the museum.
According to police, the suspect was caught on video at a shipping store at 223 Bedford Ave. in Brooklyn on Nov. 2 at 5:50 p.m. mailing back the photographs. They arrived at MoMA PS1 a day later.
The museum at 22-25 Jackson Ave. was closed at 6:20 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 29. On Monday at 11 a.m., the museum director reported the photos stolen, police said. The photos were worth $105,000, but no description of the photos were provided.
There were no signs of forced entry in the building and the security alarm never went off, authorities said.
The suspect caught on camera was described as a white female in her 20s and she was last seen wearing a dark cap, glasses, black overcoat, tan pants and tan shoes.
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