Crime & Safety

Man Robs 3 Homes in Bushwick on Same Night: NYPD

Officials are searching for the individual and no arrests have been made.

The individual pictured is wanted in connection with 3 home burglaries in Bushwick last month.
The individual pictured is wanted in connection with 3 home burglaries in Bushwick last month. (Photo courtesy of the NYPD )

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Police are searching for a man responsible for 3 home burglaries in Bushwick late last month that all occurred during the same night, police said.

The first reported incident took place on March 31 at around 7:05 p.m. at a residence in the vicinity of Elder Street and Irving Avenue, police said. The unknown individual entered the residence through the front door and proceeded to take a MacBook Pro worth $3,000, then fled the location.

About 30 minutes later, at 7:36 p.m., the same individual broke into another residence in the vicinity of Elder Street and Irving Avenue through the front door. The individual removed an Apple MacBook Air worth $1,000 and other property, police said.

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At 7:50 p.m., the individual entered a third residence in the vicinity of Elder Street and Irving Avenue through the front door. He took approximately $5,775 worth of property, police said.

All 3 incidents had no injuries reported.

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The sought individual is described as wearing a black winter skull cap, blue jacket, blue baggy jeans, and a yellow T-shirt.

Anyone with information in regard to these incidents 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 Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, on Twitter @NYPDTips.

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