Thieves stealing goods and swag from “high-end” retailers continue to wallop Boston during a year that the city has seen an increase in shoplifting.

The Boston Police Department is seeking public assistance as it tries to hunt down a group of shoplifters who allegedly stole $18,000 in luxurious merchandise from Sunglass Hut at Faneuil Hall this summer.

Sunglass Hut, a storefront at 7 Faneuil Hall Marketplace, has been the target of a handful of reported shoplifting incidents involving the same unidentified suspects since June, according to a BPD community advisory.

The incidents, the first on June 7 and the most recent on Aug. 14, have routinely unfolded between Tuesday and Friday, during the timeframe of 2 to 4 p.m. BPD highlighted that the suspects have taken away an estimated $18,000

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