By Kelsey Durham
Two women were being sought by police after they allegedly used a young child to help them steal a wallet from a Bayside store last week, the NYPD said.
Police said the two suspects were shopping at Karma Boutique, at 38-27 Bell Blvd., on May 7 with a small child, whom they had remove a wallet from a bag on a counter behind the cash register. The child then handed the wallet to one of the women, who put it in her pants before leaving the store, authorities said.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers hot line at 1-800-577-TIPS or by logging on to nypdcrimestoppers.com. Tips may also be submitted by texting 274637 and entering TIP577.
All calls are confidential.
Reach reporter Kelsey Durham at 718-260-4573 or by e-mail at kdurham@cnglocal.com.
