Thief Sought for Burglary Crime Pattern in 52nd Precinct

By DAVID CRUZ

VIDEO FROM AN ATM at a Bank of America captures the thief withdrawing cash from a victim’s account.
Image courtesy NYPD

The 52nd Precinct needs help finding a burglary suspect who brazenly sneaks into fire escapes and makes off with victims’ belongings.

Police say the thief was reported to have struck six times from Oct. 6 through Nov. 24. In each crime, the thief enters the apartment through the fire escape, in some cases with the victims sleeping inside, and steals items. The thief snuck into apartments on Valentine Avenue and Grand Concourse between the hours of 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. In all, the thief made off with purses, credit cards, sneakers, watches, Apple products, a Beats headphones set, video games, and game consoles. There have been no reported injuries with any time the burglar hit the homes.

Surveillance video from an ATM machine at a Bank of America shows the suspected thief withdrawing cash from a victim’s bank account.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Calls are kept confidential.

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