Crime & Safety
Centereach Bicycle Burglar Sped Away With $300 Worth Of Jewelry: PD
Detectives say the burglar climbed through a unlocked rear window of a Holbrook Road home on March 23 and stole $300 worth of jewelry.
CENTEREACH, NY — Suffolk police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a burglar who broke into a Centereach home in March and then made a getaway on a bicycle.
Detectives say the person climbed through the unlocked rear window of a home on Holbrook Road on March 23 between noon and 9 p.m and stole jewelry valued at $300.
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Police are also seeking information about a second burglary in Setauket from last year.
In that burglary, a person or group of people went inside of a home on West Meadow Road through a window sometime between Sept. 3 at 7 p.m. and Sept. 4 at 11:30 a.m. and stole over $10,000 worth of jewelry.
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Investigators do not believe the two burglaries are related.
Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for information leading to arrests in the cases. Anyone with information about the crimes can submit an anonymous tip by calling 1-800-220-TIPS, a confidential police hotline, or by using a mobile app that can be downloaded through the App Store or Google Play by searching P3 Tips. Tips can also be submitted online at www.P3Tips.com.
All calls, text messages, and emails will be kept confidential, according to police.
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