Woman swipes Hudson Yards man's credit cards as he sleeps, makes $10K in purchases

Police are searching for a woman who allegedly stole a man's credit cards as he slept at his Hudson Yards residence
Police are searching for a woman who allegedly stole a man's credit cards as he slept at his Hudson Yards residence. Photo credit NYPD

NEW YORK (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) -- A woman stole a Manhattan man’s credit card as he slept and racked up $10,000 in purchases, police said Monday as they released images of the suspect.

The man and woman were at his residence at West 31st Street and 10th Avenue in Hudson Yards on the morning of March 5 when the theft occurred, according to police, who didn’t say how the two knew each other.

As the man was sleeping, she took his cellphone, laptop and credit cards, police said.

She allegedly made $10,000 worth of unauthorized transactions on his credit cards and then fled westbound on W. 31st Street.

Surveillance footage shows the woman at a 7-Eleven before she and the man headed to his residence, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.

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