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Police say a thief wearing an Amazon delivery vest entered a Queens building and assaulted an employee while stealing an armful of packages from the lobby in broad daylight.
The brazen thief struck at 10:18 a.m. on November 9 at a building in the vicinity of 44th Avenue and 74th Street, where he was captured on surveillance images removing boxes from a common area, police said Wednesday.
Police said the man also entered the garage, where he was accosted by a 49-year-old employee.
The thief allegedly struck the employee in the face, resulting in a scuffle between the two men.
Investigators say the package thief fled on foot with several boxes northbound on 7th Street toward Woodside Avenue after the altercation.
The offender was seen on camera stealing items while posing as an Amazon courier.
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Wednesday, the NYPD released details of the crime and asked the public for assistance in identifying the suspect.
The construction worker had a minor injury but declined treatment at the site.
The police lacked immediate information regarding the total value of the stolen property from the building.
The suspect is described as a man with black hair, standing 5 feet 10 inches tall. He was still at-large as of Thursday.
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