Female Thieves Shoplift $100 Yoga Pants and More

Cops Look for Female Thieves Who Robbed Yoga Store, Attacked Workers

The NYPD is searching for these women in connection with a robbery and assault inside a yoga store in the Flatiron District. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein 

Manhattan Voice

February 22, 2024 

MANHATTAN - A pair of female shoplifters helped themselves to merchandise inside a high-end yoga store in the Flatiron District, the NYPD said. 

At around 6:15 pm on February 6, two females walked into the Alo Yoga Store in the Flatiron District. Cops said the suspects started removing merchandise from the shelves and stuffing them in large black bags. When two female workers tried to stop them, the shoplifters pounced. 

Cops said the robbers scratched the faces of the female employees ages 24 and 21. 

The crooks then ran out of the store and fled southbound on 5th Avenue. 

EMS treated the store employees at the scene. 

The NYPD released surveillance video of the suspects from inside the store at the time. The first suspect is described as a female in her early 20s. She has a medium complexion and medium build. She was last seen wearing a blue jacket with a star, gray sweatpants, black sneakers, and a black canvas bag. 

The second suspect is described as a female with a medium complexion and medium build. She was last seen wearing a black jacket, tan sweatpants, glasses, a brown baseball cap, and a black sweater.

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.