BMW Riding Crooks Rip Off Smoke Shop

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Low-Profile Robbers Drove Luxury BMW

The NYPD is searching for this BMW in connection with the burglary of a smoke shop in Queens. -Photo by NYPD
The NYPD is searching for this BMW in connection with the burglary of a smoke shop in Queens. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein

Queens Voice

January 25, 2024


QUEENS - A pair of smoke shop thieves may have thought they would attract little attention with their clothing but then drove a pretty conspicuous getaway car - an $80,000 plus luxury SUV, the NYPD said. 




At around 4:40 am on January 14, two men broke into a smoke shop on Jamaica Avenue. Cops said the crooks took $8,000 worth of merchandise. 


The suspects images were captured on a street surveillance camera outside the store. The alleged crooks wore black hoodies, sweatpants and balaclavas which would not attract attention on a cold January morning. 


However, the pair were caught on camera driving away in an $80,000 plus silver BMW X 7 SUV, which was parked under a street light right in front of the surveillance camera.

The suspects are described as males with medium builds with dark clothes.  


At this time investigators did not say whether the BMW had a license plate or any markings denoting the dealership of where the luxury SUV was purchased.


The NYPD is searching for these men in connection with a burglary at a Queens smoke shop. -Photo by NYPD
The NYPD is searching for these men in connection with a burglary at a Queens smoke shop. -Photo by NYPD


Anyone with information in regard 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 CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 


All calls are strictly confidential. 




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