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Man Wanted For Stealing Cash from a Malaysian Restaurant in Flushing

135-31 40th Rd., Curry Leaves restaurant (Google Maps)

Aug. 12, 2020 By Michael Dorgan

Police are searching for a man who burglarized a Malaysian restaurant in Flushing early Monday and took off with cash.

Police said the suspect broke through the front door of Curry Leaves, located at 135-31 40th Rd., just before 3 a.m. The thief then went to register and stole $1,000 cash. He then fled the scene on foot in an unknown direction.

Police released video footage of the suspect taken during the incident.

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 Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.

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