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Ridgewood thieves break into storage facility on New Year’s Day
BY RYAN KELLEY
RKELLEY@RIDGEWOODTIMES.COM
TWITTER @R_KELLEY6
Police need your help in fi nding
a man who worked with other
crooks to break into numerous
lockers at a Ridgewood storage facility
early on New Year’s Day.
The NYPD released on Jan. 9 images
of the suspect connected to what police
described as grand larcenies that occurred
on Jan. 1 inside the CubeSmart
storage facility at 1060 Wyckoff Ave.
Based on reports from the victims
and an ensuing investigation, police
determined that the crooks got in at
6:30 a.m. on Jan. 1, gaining entry by
forcing open the side entrance to the
building. Once inside, authorities said,
the bandits broke the latches to several
storage units and stole a signifi cant
amount of property.
Four victims reported missing property
to police in the following days. A
32-year-old female victim reported two
missing laptop computers. A 67-yearold
female victim reported a television
and jewelry missing from her unit.
A 47-year-old female victim told
police that a scooter, electronics and
fi shing equipment were missing, while a
55-year-old male victim reported the loss
of numerous power tools and clothing.
The individual pictured is wanted for grand larceny at a CubeSmart storage facility in Ridgewood
When contacted by QNS, CubeSmart
declined to comment on the incident.
Police described the suspect as a
Hispanic man with eyeglasses who
was last seen wearing a black coat and
dark-colored baseball cap with white
NY lettering on its front.
C E L E B R A T E
The other two individuals were
both described as male, though no
other physical details were available,
police said.
Anyone with information regarding
the grand larceny pattern is asked
to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers
Photos via CubeSmart and NYPD
Hotline at 800-577-TIPS (8477) or for
Spanish, 888-57-PISTA (74782). The
public can also submit their tips by
logging onto the Crime Stoppers website
or by texting their tips to 274637
(CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls
and messages are kept confi dential.
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