Low Profile? Smoke Shop Thieves Use Luxury SUV as Getaway Car

BMW Riding Crooks Rip Off Smoke Shop

The NYPD is searching for a pair of smoke shop thieves who used an $80,000+ BMW SUV as a getaway car. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein

NYC News Network

January 26, 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.

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.