Repeat Burglaries At Ralph's Italian Ices, Former Employee Arrested: Police

VILLAGE OF MAMARONECK, NY — It appears that repeat burglaries at a Westchester business were inside jobs of sorts, according to police.

The Village of Mamaroneck Police Department says that a 23-year-old White Plains resident has been arrested in connection with two burglaries that took place at Ralph's Italian Ices on Mamaroneck Ave.

Police say the investigation started on July 23, after the business owner reported to police that a man had unlawfully entered the shop on July 18 and stole around $1,000 in cash.

Security footage showed a masked man who seemed familiar with the property accessing the business using a key from an external lock box, according to police.

Village of Mamaroneck police say further investigation and surveillance led to the suspect being identified as a former employee, Saqueo Leonel Guzman Ramirez, who had been terminated earlier this year.

After detectives conducted a follow-up canvass and received surveillance video from other businesses and village-owned cameras, police say they were able to link Guzman Ramirez to another burglary at Ralph's on July 27, when he stole an additional $1,500 in cash.

Guzman Ramirez was arrested on Thursday and charged with burglary, grand larceny, and petit larceny, according to police. He was arraigned in Village of Mamaroneck Court and released on his own recognizance, with a future court date scheduled.