NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police are linking a string of burglaries in Queens to a man they say has gotten away with more than $120,000 worth of stolen property.

As CBS2’s Aundrea Cline-Thomas reported Monday, they need help tracking down the suspect.

According to the NYPD , home surveillance video caught a thief rummaging through a homeowner’s belongings when they were away. Police said it was one of at least seven homes targeted in the East Flushing neighborhood.

(Credit: NYPD)

“Everything is on the floor… All the drawers, they emptied all the drawers,” said Jack Chien.

Chien installed a new security system after his home was burglarized during the day on Jan. 26.

Not far away, on a quiet block of 170th Place and Lithonia Avenue, residents were taking a good look at the suspect’s picture.

“They said my neighbor got robbed during the day, they don’t know what time it was,” Jerry Ballesty said. “He came home at night, his place was ransacked, and I live right next door so it’s kind of scary.”

That’s where police say the burglary spree started.

“They were celebrating his daughter’s birthday that night. So, we have to constantly be vigilant,” said Ruben Tejada.

The suspect may not have acted alone. Police said three men broke into a home near Laburnum Avenue and 59th Street and stole $22,000 worth of property.

In all, more than $120,000 in electronics, jewelry and personal items were stolen between Jan. 18 and Feb. 16.

“It’s got you to a point where you’re afraid. I have an alarm system. I’m always locking myself in my home. It isn’t a great way to live,” another resident said.

“We have cameras up now and we watch everything. We put lights on at night,” Ballesty said. “You just have to look out your door and watch things to see what’s going on.”

Residents are frustrated with the burglaries and the overall rise in crime across New York City .

“It’s all around. New York is really disappointing me,” another resident said.

No one was home during any of the Flushing burglaries. One resident believes the suspect watched him leave his house before breaking in.

Anyone with any information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) , or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782) . You can also submit a tip via their website or via DM on Twitter, @NYPDTips . All calls are kept confidential.

Source - https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2521467056097/nypd-burglary-suspect-breaks-into-7-queens-homes-steals-nearly-122-000-in-property

COUNTRY CLUB, Bronx (WABC) -- New video has been released of two men who posed as NYPD officers to tie-up and rob homeowners in the Bronx.

Footage shows a man wearing an NYPD sweatshirt with a badge hanging around his neck push his way inside.

The incident happened on Tuesday, November 9, near Country Club Road and Polo Place just after 8 a.m.

After showing a gun, the thieves tied up a 50-year-old man and a 40-year-old woman with zip ties.

The robbers then took in off in a white BMW with $30,000 in cash and $100,000 worth of jewelry.

The unoccupied vehicle was recovered shortly after.

Authorities said the suspects were white men in their 50s and 60s.

They're hoping the video will help them catch the crooks.

Source - https://abc7ny.com/home-invasion-police-impersonator-nypd-new-video/11282317/

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police are searching for the suspect in a burglary caught on camera earlier this month in the Bronx.

It happened around 10:15 p.m. on November 6 at an apartment near Needham and De Reimer avenues.

Police said the suspect got inside through an unlocked door.

Surveillance video shows him enter a room with a computer desk and children’s toys.

Police said he stole $200 from the desk before fleeing the scene.

Anyone with information about the suspect is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-8477 or for Spanish, 1-888-577-4782. Tips can also be sent to the NYPDTips Twitter account or submitted online at NYPDCrimeStoppers.com.

Source - https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2021/11/26/bronx-apartment-burglary-video/

NEW YORK - The NYPD wants to find two brazen armed robbers who forced an elderly couple and their grandchildren to zip-tie themselves before taking off with valuables including a piggy bank in the Morris Heights section of the Bronx.

On Monday at about 5 p.m., a man wearing a brown winter hat with UPS on the front when he knocked on the door to the couple's apartment on Billingsley Terrace. A 60-year-old woman opened the door as the suspect pushed his way in, according to police. Another suspect followed.

The armed suspects then demanded the 60-year-old woman and her 63-year-old husband, along with an 8-year-old grandson and a six-year-old granddaughter, to tie themselves with zip-ties, police added.
The suspects stole two iPhones, an iPad, personal documents, a piggy bank, and more than $7,500 in cash from a safe.

The victims were not hurt.
The phony UPS worker was described by cops as a male with a light complexion and a medium build. He was last seen wearing a brown winter hat with "UPS" on the front, a brown face mask, a brown jacket, a green hooded sweatshirt, black pants, and black shoes.

The second suspect was described as a male with a dark complexion and a medium build. He was last seen wearing a black facemask, a black hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans, and black shoes.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) . 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, according to police.

Source - https://www.fox5ny.com/news/fake-ups-workers-zip-tied-elderly-couple-grandkids-and-stole-piggy-bank-cops