Cops Search For Man Behind String Of Break-Ins In North Brooklyn

BROOKLYN, NY — Cops are asking the public's help to find a man behind at least three break-ins in North Brooklyn.

The suspect, who police released a photo of late Monday, has broken into three buildings in Bushwick, East Williamsburg and Williamsburg between late March and early April, getting away with a haul of more than $10,000 worth of electronics, high-priced sneakers and other items, according to police.

In the first burglary, the man forced open a door inside an apartment building near Bushwick Avenue and Eldert Street on March 18, police said.

When he got inside, he took $600 Nike Dunks sneakers, $4,000 Air Jordan 2006 Tour sneakers, $130 Nike Air Force 1 sneakers, $3,000 Air Jordan 2004 Classics sneakers, a Gucci wallet valued at $740 and a camera valued at $1,100, according to police.

The next day, the man broke into an apartment in a building near Porter Avenue and Grattan Street and took $230 cash, three watches valued at $600, a $50 Google home speaker, a $360 Nintendo Switch, a $60 Nintendo Switch controller and a $60 X-Box controller, police said.

In the most recent break-in, the man tried to get into an apartment near Lorimer and Grand Street on April 1 through a side door, but was caught by a 54-year-old man who lived there. He fled without taking anything, police said.

Cops found a photo of the suspect on a surveillance camera in a bodega he went into near the third apartment.

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 Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, or on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls are strictly confidential.