Forest Hills Homes Burglarized By Man; Police Seek Suspect

FOREST HILLS, QUEENS — Two Forest Hills homes were burglarized by a man last month, according to police.

The back-to-back burglaries both happened early in the morning on Wednesday, Nov. 24th at homes on Greenway North, police said.

First, around 3:30 a.m., the man threw a brick through the kitchen window of a house near Greenway North and Puritan Avenue. The brick, however, set off a home alarm, prompting the man to run away empty handed, without stealing anything from the house, according to the NYPD.

Then, between 3:30 a.m. and 7:30 a.m., the man broke into a neighboring home on Greenway North and Overhill Road by breaking the back door. Once inside, he stole credit cards and tried to take a vehicle, but was unsuccessful, and ran away on foot, police said.

No one was hurt during these robberies, according to the NYPD.

Nearly two weeks after the robberies, the police released surveillance photos of the man suspected of breaking into the homes.

As of Dec. 6th, however, no arrests have been made and the investigation remains ongoing.

Police asked anyone with information to call the NYPD Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). People can also submit tips online or on Twitter, @NYPDTips.