Police are looking for a man who broke into an Elmhurst mosque and stole money from the donation box.
It was reported that at 8:35 a.m. on Sept. 17, an unknown man gained entry into Masjid Al-Taufiq, located at 41-02 Forley St., through a side window. Once inside, the suspect took $50 in cash from the mosque’s locked donation box.
Police say that the suspect used an unknown object to grab the money from the box’s opening, as there was no damage to the donation box’s lock. The suspect then fled the scene through the same window.
The 110th Precinct tweeted out the following image of the suspect:
#CrimeAlert On 9/17 at 8:35am the individual in the pic below broke into the Masjid Al-Taufiq located at 41-02 Forley St & stole money from the donation box. If you have any info regarding this crime plz call our @NYPDDetectives at 718-476-9317 #YourCityYourCall @NYPDQueensNorth pic.twitter.com/i0FdxbnAcU
— NYPD 110th Precinct (@NYPD110Pct) September 20, 2018
Anyone with information regarding the incident should the 110th Precinct Detective Squad at 718-476-9317.
