Burglar stole 20 pairs of sneakers, gold chain from Staten Island home: NYPD

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (PIX11) -- A burglar broke into a Staten Island home and stole 20 pairs of sneakers and a gold chain worth a combined $2,800, police said.

The thief climbed through a back window to get into the home at 212 Bay St. in Tompkinsville at around 4:35 a.m. on Dec. 3, according to the NYPD. The suspect then took the sneakers and the white gold chain with a white cold cross, police said.

The sneakers are worth about $2,000 and the chain cost around $800, officials said.

The burglar was last seen running on Victory Boulevard toward Montgomery Avenue, police said.

There have been no arrests.

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Mira Wassef is a digital reporter who has covered news and sports in the New York City area for more than a decade. She joined PIX11 News in 2022. See more of her work here.