Thief hits New Square Mikvah
A village man told Ramapo police someone stole $5,000 from his pants pocket while he was in a ritual bath yesterday.
The incident occurred at Congregation New Square's mikvah at 4:15 a.m., Ramapo police said. The mikvah, a ritual purification bath taken by Jews on certain occasions, is located at 13 and 14 Truman Ave. in the village.
Witnesses told investigating officers that they saw a man whom they didn't recognize in the mikvah area, Detective Sgt. John Lynch said.
"The guy claimed he was in the mikvah and left his pants out and someone took a couple of grand from his pocket," Lynch said.
The residents describe the stranger as Hasidic, 5 feet 8 inches tall, heavyset and about 30 years old, wearing gold-framed eyeglasses, black jacket, white shirt and black pants, Lynch said.
The witnesses told police that the man got into a gray Chrysler Pacifcia with New York license plates. There is only one exit and entrance to New Square by car - Washington Avenue.
Police issued an alert for the car.
"They felt there was a suspicious party in the area that they were not familiar with," Lynch said. "This is an assumption being made on their part that this guy had anything to do with it."
Lynch said he was awaiting more information from the man who reported the theft and others from the community before deciding how to handle the case.
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