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Video footage on CBS Local shows two suspects, white males who broke into the front doors of many local Greenpoint and Williamsburg businesses, stole cash and fled in a white minivan.
They are suspects in the burglaries of the following Greenpoint businesses:
• Connie O’s, 158 Norman Ave., between 4 a.m. and 10 a.m. on June 18;
• Mrs. Kim’s, 150 Franklin St., between 3 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. June 28;
• TBD Bar, 224 Franklin St., around 3:40 a.m. July 3;
• Grandma Rose’s, 457 Graham Ave., between 12:57 a.m. and 3 a.m. July 3;
• One Stop Beer Shop, 134 Kingsland Ave., between 4:37 and 5 a.m. July 21;
• Cookie Road, 94 Franklin St., around 6:30 a.m. July 22;
• Freddy Food Market, 257 Driggs Ave., between 1:53 and 1:56 a.m. July 22;
• Boulevard Tavern, 557 Meeker Ave., at 5:33 a.m. July 22;
• Ameenas Florist, 183 Norman Ave., between 8 p.m. July 25 and 9:30 a.m. July 26.
They also are believed to have robbed the following Williamsburg businesses:
• Fat Goose, 125 Wythe Ave., at 3:09 a.m. July 26;
• Modca, 103 North 3rd St., between 11 p.m. July 25 and 6 a.m. July 26;
• Osio Coffee Shop, 133 Roebling St., around 1:50 a.m. July 26;
Anyone with info – call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS or visit the Crime Stoppers website or text tips to 27463 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
You know that adorable table at Paulie Gee’s where you can hang out, have a beer and show your appreciation for the amazing pizza and hospitality by writing a note and sticking it in the secret box in the table? Someone took off with all the notes that customers left over the past two and a half years.
Paulie is seriously heartbroken and wants them returned. Any information leading to the safe return of those precious notes would be greatly appreciated. If you have them, do the right thing and stick them in an envelope and mail them back anonymously (60 Greenpoint Ave). They are worth so much in sentimental value.
