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Queens Man Breaks Into Cedarhurst Home, Swipes Backpack: Police

Robert Bascom, 59, of Far Rockaway, entered a home Tuesday​, swiped a backpack and fled before authorities arrived, police say.

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Robert Bascom, 59, of Nameoke Street in Far Rockaway, entered a West Broadway home early Tuesday​, swiped a backpack and fled before authorities arrived, police said.
Robert Bascom, 59, of Nameoke Street in Far Rockaway, entered a West Broadway home early Tuesday​, swiped a backpack and fled before authorities arrived, police said. (Nassau County Police Department)

CEDARHURST, NY — A Queens man has been arrested after police said he stole a backpack filled with items and cash from a home in Cedarhurst.

Robert Bascom, 59, of Nameoke Street in Far Rockaway, entered a West Broadway home early Tuesday, swiped a backpack and fled before authorities arrived.

Investigators gathered a description of the suspect and spotted Bascom around 10:15 p.m. Tuesday, walking near Central Avenue and Rockaway Turnpike in Lawrence. He was arrested and faces charges of second-degree burglary and petit larceny.

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Bascom was scheduled to appear in Hempstead district court Wednesday.

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