Man Charged In String Of Nassau Car Burglaries: Police

NASSAU COUNTY, NY — A Newark man was arrested in connection with a string of burglaries in Nassau County, police said Thursday.

Fazon Farrington 19, would steal high-end cars after the keys were swiped from homes around Nassau, police said. Farrington was involved in six burglaries and three more attempted burglaries, police said.

He was charged with six counts of second-degree, two counts of first-degree attempted burglary, one count of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, six counts of second-degree grand larceny, and one count of second-degree attempted burglary.

He was scheduled to be arraigned on Thursday, March 14, at First District Court, at 99 Main St., Hempstead.

Farrington was involved in these crimes, police say:

• Dec. 23: Attempted burglary at Lake Drive, New Hyde Park
• Dec. 26: Burglary at Magnolia Drive, Franklin Square
• Dec. 26: Burglary at Saville Road, Mineola
• Jan. 2: Burglary at Falmouth Avenue, North New Hyde Park
• Jan. 8: Burglary at Stuart Road, Valley Stream
• Jan. 8: Burglary at Park Lane, Woodmere

Farrington was also found to be involved in two attempted burglaries in Lake Success, when three other men were arrested in connection with the failed break-ins in January.

Lake Success officers responded to a home on Meadow Woods Road for an attempted burglary around 2:50 a.m. Jan. 13, police said. While heading to the home, a Lake Success marked police car collided with a blue 2021 BMW sedan that was driving away from the home, police said.

After the collision, three men — Jawaun Whitted, 22, Furquan Ahmad, 20, and Raquil Hayes, 21, — exited the car and ran off, police said. Lake Success and Nassau police searched and found the trio, arresting them without further incident, police said.

The three also tried to commit a burglary at a home on Fox Lane immediately before the Meadow Woods Road attempted break-in, police said. Officers found a loaded Glock 19 that was modified to be fully automatic inside of the blue 2021 BMW, police said.

Whitted, Ahmad and Hayes were each charged with two counts of first-degree attempted burglary and one count of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon.