Jan. 22, 2021 By Allie Griffin
Police are searching for a suspect tied to a string of commercial burglaries in Flushing.
The suspect — a man believed to be in his 20s — has burglarized seven businesses in the neighborhood since mid-December, according to police. He has allegedly stolen thousands of dollars of cash and electronics during his crime spree.
The thief first broke into a Starbucks at 41-02 Main St. on Dec. 12 around 4 a.m. and took about $1,200 from the register, police said. He then hit two more businesses the same morning.
He damaged the front door of a daycare located at 132-06 Maple Ave. a half hour later, but left empty-handed. About an hour after that, the suspect broke into a restaurant at 40-09 Prince St. and fled with $1,000 worth of cash and electronics.
Then on Dec. 23, the man stole $100 from a cash register inside a bakery at 136-85 41st Ave. at 12:30 a.m., police said.
He burglarized another bakery, located at 37-25 Main St., on Jan. 2 at 1 a.m. He broke in through the front door and removed about $400 before running off, police said.
The suspect struck again just days later on Jan. 9. He stole $2,600 worth of cash and electronics from a cell phone store located at 135-37 40th Rd. around 8 p.m.
Two days later, the man broke into a restaurant at 59-10 Main St. around 12:40 a.m. and ran off with $80 from the register, police said.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.
All calls are strictly confidential.
One Comment
Flushing cops must be the dumbest of the the bunch. This guy has been hanging out in front of them for months and they can’t even catch him.