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Thief breaks into Flushing Senior Center and walks out with electronics and cash

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Photos courtesy of the NYPD

Police are looking for a man who stole money and electronics from a senior center in Flushing.

According to police, at 2:30 a.m. on Jan. 18, an unknown man entered the Flushing Senior Center, located at 136-82 39th Ave. Once inside, the suspect removed laptops, a cellphone, tablets and cash.

The suspect then fled the scene on foot in an unknown direction.

Police describe the suspect as a black male who was last seen wearing a black hooded jacket, a gray hat and blue jeans.

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Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-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.