--- title: Dry-Eyed Burglar Stole Over $700 of Eyedrops from Drug Store description: The thief also made away with over $1,000 in cough medication — and he still hasn't been apprehended for his haul. canonical: https://time.com/4833190/eyedrop-thief-new-york/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-06-26T19:19:03.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:44:52.721Z og:title: Dry-Eyed Burglar Stole $755 of Eyedrops from Drug Store og:description: And another $1,300 in cough medicine og:url: https://time.com/4833190/eyedrop-thief-new-york/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5454bb5ea196b4fa/6988d35486f68e173f6e5545/visine-eydrops.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3374 og:image:height: 1898 og:image:alt: Visine, over the counter eye drops in pharmacy shelf. 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Roberto Machado Noa—LGetty Images  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Jun 26, 2017 7:19 PM UTC A thief with an apparently extensive need for [eye hydration](http://time.com/time-health-eye-health/) made off with more than $755 of eyedrops during a heist from a 24-hour drug store in lower Manhattan earlier in June, according to police reports. The red-eyed culprit has not yet been caught for his Visine caper, [DNAinfo says.](https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170623/tribeca/1st-precinct-blotter-eyedrops-stolen-duane-reade?utm%5Fsource=Greenwich+Village+%26+SoHo&utm%5Fcampaign=8aa781bdfb-Mailchimp-NYC&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fterm=0%5F9ef3435c59-8aa781bdfb-135992649) A store employee reported the crime occurring in the early hours of a business day, at [around 7:30 a.m](http://www.downtownexpress.com/2017/06/22/police-blotter-week-of-june-22-2017/). But eyedrops weren’t his only choice of product: he also snagged $1,345 worth of other drugs, including more than 50 boxes of three different kinds of the decongestant [Mucinex](http://time.com/112255/corporate-mascots/), according to reports. Visine retails for $7 per box and up, while Mucinex goes for about $12\. It is unclear how he managed to lug that quantity of products out of the Duane Reade store. Further complicating the already-quirky crime story, the suspect is actually previously known to the Duane Reade, and according to staff, he’s allegedly shoplifted from this particular location in the past as well. 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