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Grinning package thief swipes $17k of sports cards from Brooklyn building: cops

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Brown, H., & Marino, J. (2026, September 18). Grinning package thief swipes $17k of sports cards from Brooklyn building: cops. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/18/us-news/grinning-crook-snatches-17k-of-sports-cards-from-brooklyn-building/

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On Monday afternoon, a package thief stole three rare basketball trading cards worth approximately $17,400 from a Brooklyn building's lobby. Surveillance footage shows the suspect casually dressed and smiling as he takes multiple packages containing the valuable items. The theft occurred near West End Avenue and Shore Boulevard around 2 p.m., and it is unclear if the thief knew the contents' value when he took them.

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A package thief stole $17,400 worth of rare NBA basketball trading cards from a Brooklyn building's lobby on Monday afternoon. The stolen items included valuable cards featuring late star Kobe Bryant. Cops described the suspect as a brazen crook who was caught on camera smiling while carrying away multiple packages containing the high-priced haul. He wore an orange ball cap, a sleeveless Brooklyn Brewery T-shirt, camo shorts, and flip flops during the theft around 2 p.m., before slipping out of the building unnoticed. Surveillance footage showed him taking several packages from inside the mail room of a residential building near West End Avenue and Shore Boulevard. It remains unclear if the thief knew the contents' value beforehand; certain sports cards can fetch astronomical prices based on rarity, autographs, and condition.

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A package thief swiped three collector sports cards worth about $17,400 from the lobby of a Brooklyn building Monday afternoon, cops said. asserted

cops → swipe → building

The stolen merchandise — which was wrapped inside multiple packages — included rare basketball cards featuring the late NBA legend Kobe Bryant, police sources said. asserted

sources → steal → legend

The brazen crook was caught on camera gleefully smiling as he walked off with the high-priced haul, dressed casually in an orange ball cap, a sleeveless Brooklyn Brewery T-shirt, camo shorts and flip flops, cops said. asserted

cops → catch → cap

He slipped inside the building near West End Avenue and Shore Boulevard around 2 p.m. and made off on foot with multiple packages containing the cards, according to police. uncertain

He → slip → police

Surveillance video appeared to show him leaving the mail room of a residential building. asserted

him → appear → building

It wasn’t clear if the accused crook knew what was inside the valuable packages when he grabbed the mail. asserted

he → accuse → mail

Certain sports cards can go for staggering prices depending on rarity, whether or not a player has autographed it and the card’s condition. asserted

player → go → it

Grinning package thief swipes $17k of sports cards from Brooklyn building: cops

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