Burqa-wearing bandit breaks into NYC home, makes off with jewelry

There’s a burqa burglar is on the loose in the Big Apple.The NYPD is on the lookout for a burqa-wearing bandit who broke into a Queens home last week and made off with a cache of jewelry — then strolled off under the cover of the traditional Muslim garb.The crafty crook pulled off the heist by sneaking into an East Flushing home through a kitchen window around 5:30 p.m.and made off with the valuables, a police rep said Sunday.Photos of the suspect, posted on X by cops from the 109th Precinct, show the fully covered thief strolling casually down the street after the burglary near Oak Avenue and 163rd Street, police said.The 27-year-old homeowner reported the incident.

The value of the stolen jewels was unavailable.Cops said it is unclear if the thief is a man or a woman or even a Muslim.Burqas, which conceal the wearer from head to toe and are typically black or dark in color, are mandatory for women in strictly Muslim societies — but can also be used to hide in plain sight.Supermodel Gisele Bundchen once donned a burqa in 2015 to hide her identity during a visit to a plastic surgeon in Paris, according to a report by the Daily Mail at the time....