Brazen Heist at High-End Boutique in Soho Leaves Owners Shaken
In the early hours of Monday morning, a group of brazen thieves made off with an estimated $2 million worth of luxury goods from a high-end boutique in New York City's trendy Soho neighborhood. The heist, which was caught on surveillance video, shows two masked suspects smashing their way into the 4G Seller boutique through the fire escape around 4:30 a.m.
The thieves, who were dressed in construction crew outfits and wore headlamps, appeared to know exactly what they were looking for as they targeted custom-designed clothes, belts, bags, and jewelry from the store's curated collection. They quickly grabbed their desired items and left the scene, dropping them off into garbage bags and sending one of them flying to a waiting car.
"It was like they knew exactly what they were going for," said Tommy Macari, partner and brand ambassador of 4G Seller, who witnessed the entire ordeal on surveillance footage. "They just sort of targeted it like they had done this before."
The thieves made their escape in under four minutes, leaving behind a trail of broken glass and shattered dreams for the store's owners. The NYPD was quick to respond, arriving at the scene within 91 seconds of receiving an alarm alert.
"It was loud," said upstairs neighbor Guy Story, who was awoken by the sound of crashing glass. "We heard some crashing sounds that woke us both up." Story expressed sympathy for the owner, Vincent Ferraro, who has been working hard to build his business in the neighborhood.
The stolen items are not only valuable but also one-of-a-kind pieces, making them highly recognizable and potentially difficult to fence or use without being detected. "They may have known what to do," said Macari's cousin, who helps run the shop, "but may not know just how recognizable the items are."
In the early hours of Monday morning, a group of brazen thieves made off with an estimated $2 million worth of luxury goods from a high-end boutique in New York City's trendy Soho neighborhood. The heist, which was caught on surveillance video, shows two masked suspects smashing their way into the 4G Seller boutique through the fire escape around 4:30 a.m.
The thieves, who were dressed in construction crew outfits and wore headlamps, appeared to know exactly what they were looking for as they targeted custom-designed clothes, belts, bags, and jewelry from the store's curated collection. They quickly grabbed their desired items and left the scene, dropping them off into garbage bags and sending one of them flying to a waiting car.
"It was like they knew exactly what they were going for," said Tommy Macari, partner and brand ambassador of 4G Seller, who witnessed the entire ordeal on surveillance footage. "They just sort of targeted it like they had done this before."
The thieves made their escape in under four minutes, leaving behind a trail of broken glass and shattered dreams for the store's owners. The NYPD was quick to respond, arriving at the scene within 91 seconds of receiving an alarm alert.
"It was loud," said upstairs neighbor Guy Story, who was awoken by the sound of crashing glass. "We heard some crashing sounds that woke us both up." Story expressed sympathy for the owner, Vincent Ferraro, who has been working hard to build his business in the neighborhood.
The stolen items are not only valuable but also one-of-a-kind pieces, making them highly recognizable and potentially difficult to fence or use without being detected. "They may have known what to do," said Macari's cousin, who helps run the shop, "but may not know just how recognizable the items are."
! I mean, $2 million worth of luxury goods gone in like 4 minutes? That's insane! And what's even crazier is that these thieves seemed to know exactly what they were looking for and knew how to do it. It's like they'd done this before 
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. And maybe, just maybe, this will serve as a wake-up call for everyone in Soho to be more aware of their surroundings and take extra precautions to protect themselves and their businesses 
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They were so brazen, it's crazy! I mean, they knew exactly what they wanted and went for it without even looking around 
. The fact that they knew the layout of the store and picked off one-of-a-kind pieces is just wild...I hope Vincent Ferraro is okay after this ordeal 
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I mean i get it ppl wanna make a quick buck but $2 million worth of goods gone in like 4 mins? that's crazy talk! 
it just looks like some pros who knew exactly what they were doing. but for real, those owners must be devastated 
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that's some creative disguise. anyway, hope the owner recovers quickly 'cause this was really rough. it's crazy how quickly the NYPD responded too, 91 seconds? that's lightning fast! 