Cops Warn Of Home Burglary Trend In Homecrest Area

The 61st Precinct is alerting neighbors to a slew of burglaries in the Homecrest area, all of which happened in the middle of the night while the homeowners slept in their beds.

The first incident took place October 1, at 10:30pm, when the thief or thieves entered a home on East 13th Street near Avenue T while the victim’s family slept. The perp(s) snagged several items, and is believed to have entered and exited through a rear sliding door.

Then, two blocks away, on October 4, a victim came home to his East 12th Street home near Avenue R at 11:30pm. He tossed his car keys on the dining room table and went to sleep forgetting to lock the front door. When he woke up, he found that several items were stolen from his home, including his car keys and his car.

On October 9, cops think the same perp(s) broke into a home on East 18th Street near Avenue S at approximately 1:30am. The burglar(s) came in through a side window, grabbed some valuables, and fled through the front door, leaving it open.

That same night, a block away on East 19th Street and Quentin Road, a victim was sleeping at 3:00am when someone entered his home and stole cash, jewelry and electronics. The victim found both the back door and basement window open.

There is no description of the suspect.

Anyone with information in regards to this missing person is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).  The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.