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Man steals shopping cart full of thermostats from NYC Home Depot

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Updated  November 29, 2022 12:45pm EST
Gowanus
FOX 5 NY

Man steals shopping cart full of thermostats from NYC Home Depot

The man walked into the closed store and wheeled out a cart of Google Nest thermostats.

NEW YORK - A man casually walked into a closed Home Depot store through an unlocked door and left with a shopping cart full of Google Nest Thermostats.

The NYPD says it happened the day before Thanksgiving at a store on Hamilton Ave. in the Gowanus section of Brooklyn.

The man went into the store at about 4:30 a.m. through an unlocked side door.  A video showed him wheeling the cart out with the electronics.

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He took it to the parking lot to load the stolen item into the back of an SUV.  He even casually stopped to pick up one of the thermostats that fell out of the cart.

The man remains on the loose and the New York City Police Department is asking for help to identify the man.