This is the shocking moment a pair of looters use hammers to smash Macy's display cases in Brooklyn before police say they stole $29,0...
This is the shocking moment a pair of looters use hammers to smash Macy's display cases in Brooklyn before police say they stole $29,000 worth of jewelry.
Security footage released Sunday shows as the two men break the glass on a number of cabinets in the store, grabbing the pricey goods.
The incident is said to have taken place on May 31 during riots which marred peaceful protests over the death of black man George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police.
Police say the two men had first raided a CVS in Manhattan at around 8pm that evening.
This is the shocking moment a pair of looters use hammers to smash Macy's display cases in Brooklyn before police say they stole $29,000 worth of jewelry
Security footage released Sunday shows as the two men break the glass on a number of cabinets in the store, grabbing the pricey goods
There they allegedly stole electronic equipment and bottles of water after breaking in through the front door at around 8pm.
They then made their way to the Fulton Street store at 11pm where they were able to open a side door, officers said.
Police say the first suspect was wearing goggles and a white face mask. He has short dreadlocks and was seen in a black shirt, black pants and black sneakers.
The second man was wearing jeans with a dark shirt and white sneakers. He also wore a multi-colored doo-rag, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to call (800) 577-TIPS.
The incident is said to have taken place on May 31 during riots which marred peaceful protests over the death of black man George Floyd
Floyd's death sparked nationwide protests demanding a reckoning with institutional racism.
New York City had imposed a late-night curfew last Monday after a break-in at the iconic Macy's store on 34th Street in Manhattan.
Cities imposed curfews as several protests last week were marred by spasms of arson, assaults and smash-and-grab raids on businesses.
More than 10,000 people have been arrested around the country since protests began.
Two weeks after Floyd, an out-of-work black bouncer, died after a white Minneapolis officer pressed a knee on his neck for several minutes, a majority of the Minneapolis City Council vowed to dismantle the 800-member agency.
Carpenters board up Macy's after the previous night's protest on May 31
The incident is said to have taken place on May 31 during riots which marred peaceful protests over the death of black man George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police
'It is clear that our system of policing is not keeping our communities safe,' City Council President Lisa Bender said Sunday. 'Our efforts at incremental reform have failed, period.'
On Monday, Derek Chauvin — the officer filmed pressing his knee on Floyd's neck and one of four to be fired from the department in the aftermath of Floyd's death — is scheduled to make his first court appearance since the charge against him was upgraded to second-degree murder.
U.S. protests in recent days have been overwhelmingly peaceful — and over the weekend, several police departments appeared to retreat from aggressive tactics.
Several cities have also lifted curfews, including Chicago and New York City, where the governor urged protesters to get tested for the virus and to proceed with caution until they had.
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