House Burglar Made Off with $10K in Jewelry

Backdoor Burglar Hits 2 Houses in Queens
The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with a series of burglaries in Queens. -Photo by NYPD

The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with a series of burglaries in Queens. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein

Queens Voice

March15, 2024


QUEENS - Cops are looking for a house burglar who broke into two homes in Flushing in a week and made off with more than $10,000 in jewelry, the NYPD said. 



At around 7 pm on February 26, a suspect broke into the rear of a house in the vicinity of 138 Street and 62 Avenue. Cops said the suspect broke a rear window to gain access to the house. He then removed $2,000 worth of jewelry. 


Cops released surveillance video of the masked suspect apparently walking in the backyard of the house.





Investigators said the same man struck again around 6 pm on February 29. The thief walked into the backyard of a house in the vicinity of 29 Avenue and 158 Street. Cops said the suspect broke a back window to gain access to the house. Then he removed $8,700 worth of jewelry. 




Cops said the burglar fled in a dark colored SUV. 


Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 


All calls are strictly confidential.




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