Man Who Broke Into 31 Ridgewood Homes Still At Large: Police

RIDGEWOOD, QUEENS — NYPD is searching for a man who broke into 31 Ridgewood homes since December, according to police.

The man stole at least $37,000 in cash and valuables such as necklaces, bracelets, rings, laptops and bags from the residences, police reports showed.

The first incidents occurred on Dec. 30, when the man broke into a residence near Grove Street and Fairview Avenue. He stole $10,000 in jewelry and $5,000 in cash, according to police reports.

Three apartment buildings (located on Madison Street and 64th Street, Woodbine Street and St. Nicholas Avenue and Himrod Street and Cypress Avenue) were broken into twice.

Most of the incidents occurred in the daytime or early evening when residents were away from the apartment. Some homeowners walked in on the burglar and the man fled without taking anything, according to police records.

NYPD provided surveillance footage of the burglar taken during a break-in on March 8. The man broke into a residence at Cypress Avenue and Harman Street through the fire escape and stole $1,000 in cash and a Samsung S6 phone.

NYPD urges anyone who has any information regarding the identity of the man in question to call Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-8477 or go to their website or text tips to 274637 and then enter TIP577.

Below is a full list of locations of the break-ins in Ridgewood.

• Dec. 30, 2016: residence near Grove Street and Fairview Avenue.
• Jan. 9: residence near Menahan Street and Seneca Avenue.
• Jan. 9: residence near Grove Street and Woodward Avenue.
• Jan. 12: residence near Linden Street and Cypress Avenue.
• Jan. 16: residence near Onderdonk Avenue and 69th Avenue.
• Jan. 19: residence near Madison Street and 64th Street.
• Jan. 23: residence near Madison Street and 64th Street (same building as previous incident; different apartment).
• Jan. 27: residence near Gates Avenue and St. Nicholas Avenue.
• Jan. 27: residence near Cypress Avenue and Madison Street.
• Feb. 2: residence near Seneca Avenue and Menahan Street.
• Feb. 8: residence near Grove Street and Woodward Avenue.
• Feb. 8: residence near Cypress Avenue and Harman Street.
• Feb. 13: residence near Woodbine Street and St. Nicholas Avenue.
• Feb. 13: residence near Woodbine Street and St. Nicholas Avenue (same building as previous incident; different apartment)
• Feb. 14: residence near Harman Street and Seneca Avenue.
• Feb. 22: residence near Cypress Avenue and Menahan Street.
• Feb. 23: residence near Seneca Avenue and Weirfield Street.
• Feb. 23: residence near Palmetto Street and Cypress Avenue.
• Feb. 23: residence near Seneca Avenue and Bleecker Street.
• Feb. 25: undisclosed Ridgewood location.
• Feb. 27: residence near 71st Avenue and 60th Street.
• Feb. 27: undisclosed Ridgewood location.
• March 1: residence near Harman Street and Seneca Avenue.
• March 2: residence near 71st Avenue and 60th Street.
• March 3: residence near Onderdonk Avenue and 69th Avenue.
• March 3: residence near Cypress Avenue and Harman Street.
• March 8: residence near Cypress Avenue and Harman Street.
• March 8: residence near Madison Street and Woodward Avenue.
• March 10: residence near Himrod Street and Cypress Avenue.
• March 13: residence near Himrod Street and Cypress Avenue.
• March 13: residence near Himrod Street and Cypress Avenue (same building as March 10 incident; different apartment).

Image screenshot of surveillance footage provided by NYPD