Grand Theft Auto Staten Island: Guy Allegedly Steals 4 Cars From Gym Members

The NYPD has identified a man accused of stealing cars from health clubs on Staten Island. His M.O.: Taking the victims' keys which are hanging on a board inside the gym while the victims are working out. Hey, Staten Island gym members—maybe take your keys with you?

The suspect is identified as Marc Steinberg, whose last known address is Ridgewood Avenue, Eltingville. The manager of the Retro Fitness in Tottenville, Crystal Bishop, told the Staten Island Advance that Steinberg "was not a member of the Tottenville health club, but may have been a member or former member at another location." After the second car was stolen, they posted stills from surveillance footage on their Facebook page—"She said within hours, thousands of people had viewed the page, many of whom said they recognized the thief."

She added that the gym might reconsider allowing members to put keys on racks but stressed that they encourage members to put their belongings in lockers. One member argued to WCBS 2, "You don’t want to work out with your keys in your pocket necessarily. You want to be free kind of in a way.” A law enforcement source based in Manahttan told the Advance, "Keys on racks? You guys do things differently in Staten Island. Like it's the country."

Here are the NYPD's details about the incidents:

Incident#1: On Saturday, September 28, 2013 at approximately 1800 hours in the vicinity of Retro Fitness located at 2385 Richmond Avenue, the suspect fled with the victim's 2007 Toyota RAV-4 without permission or authority (121 Precinct).

Incident#2: On Friday, October 4, 2013 at approximately 1610 hours in the vicinity of Retro Fitness located at 2965 Veterans Road West, the suspect fled with the victim's 2009 Honda Odyssey without permission or authority (123 Precinct).

Incident#3: On Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at approximately 0748 hours in the vicinity of Retro Fitness located at 2965 Veterans Road West, the suspect fled with the victim's 2012 Toyota Camry without permission or authority (123 Precinct).

Incident#4: On Thursday, October 17, 2013 at approximately 2210 hours in the vicinity of Synergy Fitness located at 77 Richmond Hill Road, the suspect fled with the victim's 2007 Audi A4 without permission or authority (121 Precinct).

The NYPD describes Steinberg as a 43 year old white male with black hair and brown eyes. He is 5'6" tall, weighs 185 pounds and is known to wear glasses.

Anyone with information in regards to these incidents is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.