New York Police Department The suspects in a tricky shoplifting maneuver at a Target store on Staten Island. The police said the security camera image on the left shows a woman with a box used to steal electronics. How many computer hard drives can you fit in one filing cabinet box
It was a question put to the test by three women last month during a daring shoplifting ruse at a Target store on Staten Island, the police said on Wednesday.
The answer is 19, in addition to other electronics that the police said added up to about $4,000 in merchandise.
The deception was simple: find a filing cabinet in a box among the store’s sprawling aisles; remove the filing cabinet from the box; fill the box with expensive items; pay for the filing cabinet; carry the box out the door.
The police released security camera images of the suspects, roughly 25 to 30 years old, leaving the store around 2:45 p.m. on March 28. One woman can be seen with a box.
It was not immediately clear how much was paid, although the file cabinet was probably the cheapest available.
