New Jersey cop comes up big, helps NYPD nab city crew of thieves hoping to start record label

Four men trying to raise cash to start a record label knocked off 19 businesses, including laundermats, a Baskin-Robbins and gas stations, police sources say.

The three-month crime spree – with robberies in Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan – ended when a New Jersey cop saw their faces on TV and alerted the NYPD. The suspects were shown robbing a gas station in Queens.

Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said the Palisades Park cop recognized the foursome from an arrest he made in August. They were suspected of stealing license plates and possession of a BB gun.

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