NYC Robbers Swarm Upscale Boutique, Snatching Nearly $50K In Merchandise
Five robbers invaded a high-end Soho boutique Thursday afternoon, snatching $48,300 worth of luxury goods and attacking a security guard.
The fearless heist happened around 12:30 p.m. at the Celine Boutique on Wooster Street, where some expensive handbags retail for thousands of dollars, authorities shared.
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Two suspects casually arrived at the Manhattan store before three people pushed the door open and attacked the French boutique’s security, according to police.
One guard underwent an injury to his elbow and thumb during the altercation. The suspects fled the scene with their haul and continued to be on the run Friday night, police said.
According to news outlets, this same location was robbed in 2020. Robbers ransack the Soho store of $1.5 million worth of goods as looters targeted luxury stores in the neighborhood in the aftermath of the George Floyd police murder.
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Manhattan stores have also been repeatedly targeted by violent robbers. In December, men smashed a display case at Tourneau Jewelers in Midtown, making off with $25,000 worth of watches. In another recent incident, robbers smashed the display case of Superdry in Herald Square to strip mannequins of their wares.