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More details emerge about Maspeth burglary pattern
BY RYAN KELLEY
RKELLEY@RIDGEWOODTIMES.COM
TWITTER @R_KELLEY6
Police have released more details
about a pattern of at least 10 residential
burglaries in Maspeth,
East Elmhurst and Woodside — and
they need your help in tracking down
the suspects.
The burglaries were reported within
the confi nes of the 104th, 108th and
115th precincts from Jan. 28 to Feb.
12, with the burglars sometimes
looting multiple residences in the
same night.
In the first incident on Jan. 28, it
was reported that at approximately
5:30 p.m. at a residence near 24th
Avenue and 97th Street, an individual
forced open a rear window to
get inside. The perpetrator removed
approximately $5,000 in cash from
the 49-year-old male victim’s home.
On Jan. 30, it was reported that
unidentifi ed individuals forced open
the front door of a residence near
52nd Drive and 74th Street sometime
between 1 a.m. and 7 p.m. Once inside,
the individuals stole jewelry belonging
to a 27-year-old female victim.
The third incident reportedly took
place on Feb. 2 at approximately 6:15
p.m. at a residence near 24th Avenue
and 99th Street. The individuals gained
entry by forcing open a rear window
on the second fl oor, and they removed a
46-year-old female victim’s jewelry and
approximately $1,000 in cash.
After a six-day gap in the pattern,
the burglars went on an even larger
spree.
On Feb. 8 it was reported that
sometime between 10 a.m. and 7:30
p.m. the individuals attempted to force
open a rear window at a residence near
97th Street and Northern Boulevard,
but were unsuccessful.
The next day, the individuals reportedly
struck two homes near 101st
Street and 32nd Avenue at approximately
7 p.m. on Feb. 9. The suspects
gained entry to one residence through
an unsecured second-fl oor window
and removed a backpack, credit card
and approximately $4,000 in cash belonging
to a 28-year-old female victim.
They entered the second residence by
forcing open a rear door on the second
fl oor and stole a 28-year-old male victim’s
jewelry, laptop and approximately
$8,200 in cash.
The individual pictured is wanted in connection with several home burglaries
The bandits’ biggest bounty came
on Feb. 10 at approximately 1 a.m.,
when it was reported that a 28-yearold
female victim discovered her
front door had been forced open near
Borden Avenue and Perry Avenue.
Two individuals removed jewelry,
Image courtesy of NYPD
clothing, the victim’s passport and
approximately $28,000 in cash.
The last three reported incidents all
took place on Feb. 12 between 5 and 8 p.m.
It was reported that sometime
between 5:10 p.m. and 6:40 p.m. at a
residence near 69th Street and 52nd
Avenue, an individual forced open
a basement window but removed no
property once inside.
At approximately 7 p.m. at a residence
near 67th Street and 50th
Avenue, it was reported that two
individuals forced open a rear window
and removed a 62-year-old male
victim’s jewelry and $300 in cash.
The burglars’ luck fi nally ran out
at approximately 8 p.m. when they
reportedly forced open a second-fl oor
window at a 59-year-old female victim’s
residence near 72nd Place and
Calamus Avenue. They set off an
audible alarm and fl ed the location
without removing any property.
The individuals are described as
males with backpacks and masks
over their faces and all wore dark
clothing at the times of the burglaries,
police said. At a 104th Precinct
Community Council meeting on
Feb. 20, Commanding Officer John
Mastronardi also told residents that
there are as many as five suspects
involved and he believes they are
part of a “professional group” that
is using radios and scanners to
communicate and listen to police
frequencies.
Anyone with information in regards
to this incident is asked to call
the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers 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 confidential.
in Queens.
Burglar kicks through wall into Ridgewood apartment
BY RYAN KELLEY
RKELLEY@RIDGEWOODTIMES.COM
TWITTER @R_KELLEY6
Police have released photos and
video of a suspected burglar
who allegedly kicked his way
into a Ridgewood apartment.
At approximately 9:15 a.m. on Feb.
22, police said, while inside a residential
building near Woodbine Street
and Seneca Avenue, the suspect
kicked open a hole in the wall of an
adjacent apartment to gain entry to
the victim’s apartment. Once inside,
the individual stole jewelry and laptops
belonging to four female victims.
Authorities said the adjacent
apartment was vacant and the door
was unlocked. It is unclear how
the suspect got into the apartment
building in the fi rst place, law enforcement
sources said.
The incident was later reported to
the 104th Precinct.
The individual is described as a
light-skinned male who was last seen
wearing a black knit cap, a black hooded
sweater, a gray hooded sweater, gray
sweatpants, black sneakers and he had a
black duff el bag on his back. He also traveled
with a bright-yellow Scott bicycle.
Anyone with information in regards
to this incident is asked to call
the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers 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.
