The post-Hurricane Sandy looting has begun on Coney Island, according to Huffington Post Crime.
Thieves broke in to the badly damaged Mega Aid Pharmacy on Mermaid Avenue and reportedly stole more than 10,000 pharmaceutical items, including prescription drugs.
"The water went away and these people started walking down the streets and just robbed stores," a pharmacy worker told HuffPo's Andy Campbell.
Manager Stan Gutkin said the major heist essentially "breaks the business."
Looters reportedly also targeted banks, other shops, and other pharmacies.
And residents are noticing.
"People are turning on each other -- they're attacking each other," Ocean Towers resident Dena Wells told Campbell.
Solid numbers about the crimes committed in Sandy's wake have not yet been released.
Before the storm hit, we predicted the East Coast was in for a wave of looting in Sandy's aftermath. Both Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Irene brought with them a rash of crimes ranging from rape to theft.
Coney Island wasn't the only area wrecked by Hurricane Sandy: Abescon Island found itself completely underwater >
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