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15 handbags worth $16K stolen from Center City store

Police are looking for a team of thieves who stole 15 handbags valued at $16,240 from a Center City store this morning.

Police are looking for a team of thieves who stole 15 handbags valued at $16,240 from a Center City store this morning.

Police said the caper unfolded when two women entered the Burberry Store at 1705 Walnut Street before 10:30 a.m. and distracted an employee.

While the clerk's attention was elsewhere, four men ran in grabbed the handbags, police said. All six were last seen making their getaway in a silver Ford Contour.

Investigators are examining surveillance videos in an effort to identify the thieves.