Shameless, suit-clad thief steals $15K from NYC synagogue donation boxes in early-morning heist: cops

A shameless intruder stole about $15,000 from donation boxes inside a Brooklyn synagogue during an early-morning heist last month, cops and sources said. 

The masked, suit-clad thief snuck into the Congregation Agudath Sholom on 18th Avenue near East 19th Street in Kensington around 1 a.m. Jan. 25, authorities said. 

Footage released by the NYPD late Tuesday shows the suspect stealthily opening the door and traipsing through the house of worship. 

The suspect – who wore a baseball cap and backpack alongside his business attire – entered various rooms of the synagogue and swooped up the large pot of cash from multiple donation boxes, police and sources said. 

He then left the same way he came, slowly closing and locking the door before casually walking away, the video shows.

He fled east on 18th Avenue and then south on Coney Island Avenue, cops said.  

It wasn’t clear if anyone else was inside the synagogue at the time, but no injuries were reported. 

Anyone with information on the suspect is asked to call the NYPD’s CrimeStoppers 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 X @NYPDTips.