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Burglar Breaks Into Brooklyn Business Through Vent In Roof, Police Say

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- A burglar broke into a Brooklyn business through a vent in the roof and stole computer equipment, according to the NYPD.

Police said the man made a hole in a vent on the roof of the Nooklyn building at 218 Randolph Street on November 3 shortly after 2:15 a.m.

Once inside, he stole computer equipment, then fled.

He was described as a black man in his 40s, last seen wearing a black hooded sweater, a dark colored coat and black pants.

Anyone with information in regards 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), or submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.

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