Police: $30K worth of handbags stolen from Gucci store at Woodbury Common; suspects flee to New Jersey
Authorities say four suspects smashed a display case, stole more than a dozen designer bags and later led Newark police on a chase before abandoning their rental car.
Police say four suspects stole about $30,000 worth of designer handbags from the Gucci Outlet Store at Woodbury Common Premium Outlets Thursday afternoon before fleeing into New Jersey.
According to Woodbury Town police, the theft happened around 3 p.m. in Central Valley.
Authorities say three men and one woman broke a display case and stole more than a dozen handbags before running from the store on foot.
Video provided to News 12 shows damage inside the store, the suspects running away and stunned people standing nearby.
Police say the suspects drove off toward New Jersey and were later spotted in the getaway vehicle by Newark police. Authorities say the suspects then led officers on a 20- to 30-minute chase and at times drove on sidewalks while trying to get away.
The vehicle, which police say was a rental car, was later found abandoned at an unrelated home in Irvington, New Jersey.
Police say the woman involved has been identified and is believed to be connected to more than a dozen similar larcenies across the tri-state area. Authorities say multiple warrants are already out for her arrest, but her name has not been released.
Police say no arrests have been made in connection with Thursday’s theft.
