NYPD Seeks Help Identifying Suspect In Manhattan Burglary Pattern
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Police want your help identifying a suspect in a series of burglaries across Manhattan.
As 1010 WINS' Holli Haerr reported, police say the suspect has been involved in six burglaries from November through March. The suspect has struck buildings from NoLIta and SoHo to Midtown.
Police said the burglaries took place at the following times and locations:
• Sunday, Nov. 23 at 7:59 p.m. The suspect entered a commercial building at 265 Lafayette St. through an unlocked cellar door and took a leather backpack;
• Monday, Dec. 15, at 9:15 a.m. The suspect entered the Balsam Restaurant at 207 Mott St., and took an iPad and a black bag;
• Wednesday, Dec. 31, at 5 p.m. The suspect walked into a commercial building at 150 W. 30th St. and took three Apple Macintosh computers;
• Thursday, Jan. 15, around 11 p.m. The suspect walked into O'Donoghue's Pub and Restaurant at 156 W. 44th St., and took a Brighton wallet;
• Saturday, Jan 15, at 7 p.m. The suspect once again came to the commercial building at 265 Lafayette St., and took unknown property;
• Friday, March 13, at 11:32 p.m. The suspect got into the building at 134 W. 37th St. through a freight elevator, damaged a door and desk drawers, and took $372.
NYPD Seeks Help Identifying Suspect In Manhattan Burglary Pattern
At O'Donoghue's Pub on Wednesday, Guy, a patron from Philadelphia, told 1010 WINS' Haerr that he feels safe in the surrounding Theater District. But he said he exercises caution.
"When I have a jacket on, I actually have a breast pocket in there that's meant for, like, an iPod or a device, and I actually keep my wallet in there," he said.
Police describe the suspect as a black man weighing approximately 220 pounds. He was last seen wearing tan work boots, a black ski cap, a black waist-length jacket, blue jeans and a blue shirt.
Police have released photos of the suspect.
Anyone with any information about the suspect is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 577-TIPS (8477). You can also submit a tip by logging on to the Crime Stoppers website. You can also text a tip to 274637 (CRIMES) and then entering TIP577.
