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Police: Burglars Targeted Restaurants, Bars On Lower East Side, In Chinatown

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police late Monday were searching for two suspects in a string of burglaries targeting Lower Manhattan restaurants and bars.

The suspects targeted businesses on the Lower East Side and in Chinatown between Sunday, April 3 and this past Tuesday. The incidents happened at the following times and locations.

• Around 4:30 a.m. Sunday, April, 2, the suspects entered the Suffolk Arms bar, at 269 E. Houston St., and took several bottles of alcohol and hand tools;

• At 2:33 a.m. Tuesday, April 26, the suspects entered Dudley's Restaurant, at 85 Orchard St., and took about $500 from the register;

• Around 10 p.m. Tuesday, April 26, the suspects entered New Shing Wang Restaurant, at 27 Eldridge St., and took about $400, an iPhone and an iPad;

• Around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 26, the suspects entered the Sing Fish Ball Restaurant, at 21 Eldridge St., and took about $300;

• around 10:45 p.m. Tuesday, April 26, the suspects entered the Eric McKenna Bakery, at 248 Broome St., and took about $1,600 from a file cabinet;

• Around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 27, the suspects walked into the Kotto House, at 250 Broome St., and took about $50, police said.

The suspects were wearing black clothing, police said. Police have released a surveillance photo and video.

Anyone with information was asked to call the NYPD Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS or (888) 57-PISTA for Spanish, log onto the Crime Stoppers website, or text tips to 274637 (CRIMES) and enter TIP577.

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