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Police looking for burglar who hit the same Flushing building twice and stole cash and jewelry

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Photo via Google Maps, insets courtesy of the NYPD

Cops are looking for a man who swiped property from the same building in Flushing two times in six days.

According to police, at 2 a.m. on Aug. 11, an unknown man entered 329 Services Corp., located at 133-43 Roosevelt Ave., through a rear window. Once inside, the suspect stole the 50-year-old male victim’s costume jewelry and $100. The suspect then fled the scene through the window and went in an unknown direction.

Almost one week later on Aug. 17, authorities said, the suspect returned to the location at 3:12 a.m. The victim spotted the suspect on the security camera entering the location through the rear window. The suspect took $20 and then fled the scene on foot in an unknown direction.

Law enforcement agents described the suspect as a 40-year-old man who was last seen wearing a white T-shirt, pants of an unknown color and work boots.

Anyone with information in regards to these incidents is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls and messages are kept confidential.