Thief Broke Into Several UWS Building Through Basement Doors, Police Say

Police are looking for the man shown above in surveillance footage for a series of break-ins throughout the neighborhood. The man tends to steal power tools, though sometimes swipes other items like bicycles, police say. The police description of the crimes is below.

Incident #1: (24 Precinct)

It was reported to police that on Friday, November 24, 2017, at approximately 1555 hours, an unidentified individual forcibly entered the basement door of a residential building in the vicinity Broadway and West 98th Street, and removed tools worth $1,260. The individual then fled in an unknown direction.

Incident #2: (20 Precinct)

It was reported to police that on Wednesday, November 29, 2017, at approximately 0100 hours, an unidentified individual forcibly entered the basement door of a residential building in the vicinity West End Avenue and West 70th Street, and removed power tools worth $4,100. The individual then fled in an unknown direction.

Incident #3: (20 Precinct)

It was reported to police that on Sunday, December 3, 2017, at approximately 0555 hours, an unidentified individual forcibly entered the basement door of a residential building in the vicinity Central Park Avenue and West 69th Street, and removed power tools worth $700. The individual then fled in an unknown direction.

Incident #4: (26 Precinct)

It was reported to police that on Saturday, December 9, 2017, at approximately 0300 hours, an unidentified individual attempted to forcibly enter the basement door of a residential building in the vicinity West 110 Street and Amsterdam Avenue. The individual was unsuccessful and then fled in an unknown direction.

Incident #5: (34 Precinct)

It was reported to police that on Tuesday, January 2, 2018, at approximately 0240 hours, an unidentified individual attempted to forcibly enter the basement door of a residential building in the vicinity Cabrini Boulevard and West 187 Street. The individual was unsuccessful and fled in an unknown direction.

Incident #6: (40 Precinct)

It was reported to police that on Saturday January 27, 2018 at approximately 1800 hours, an unidentified individual forcibly entered the basement door of a residential building in the vicinity of East 149 Street and Third Avenue, and removed kitchen appliances worth $600. The individual then fled in an unknown direction.

Incident #7: (20 Precinct)

It was reported to police that on Wednesday February 21, 2018 at approximately 0236 hours, an unidentified individual forcibly entered the basement door of a residential building in the vicinity of East 149 Street and Morris Avenue, and removed a bicycle worth $600. The individual then fled in an unknown direction.

Incident #8: (24 Precinct)

It was reported to police that on Monday March 26, 2018, at approximately 0230 hours, an unidentified individual forcibly entered the basement door of a residential building in the vicinity Central Park West and West 107th Street, and removed power tools worth $2,300. The individual then fled in an unknown direction.

Incident #9: (34 Precinct)

It was reported to police that on Wednesday April 4, 2018, at approximately 0230 hours, an unidentified individual forcibly entered the basement door of a residential building in the vicinity Cabrini Boulevard and West 187th Street, and removed power tools worth $1,500. The individual then fled in an unknown direction.

The individual is described as a male Hispanic last seen wearing all dark clothing riding a bicycle.

Anyone with information in regards 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 by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

All calls are strictly confidential.