By Carla Zanoni
DNAinfo Reporter/Producer
INWOOD — At least two reported burglaries at neighboring buildings within days of each other have left residents worried.
Thieves got away with nearly $2,500 in electronics on Monday, Dec. 6, at 577 Isham St. and next-door at 573 Isham St. on Thursday, Dec. 9, police confirmed.
Both robberies took place during the day with thieves breaking into apartments through the front door, according to NYPD.
When Paulo Fernandes Guimaraes, a native of Brazil staying in Inwood over a yearlong sabbatical, came home from work on Monday, Dec. 6, he immediately knew something was wrong at his 577 Isham Street apartment.
His door was unlocked, he said.
Guimaraes had been packing to return to Brazil, and when he entered, he noticed the few items he had left in the apartment were gone, including professional headphones, a camera and an MP3 player, all worth roughly $1,000.
Three days later, next door at 573 Isham Street, a 95-year-old woman, who asked to remain anonymous, said her family’s Apple computer and keyboard were stolen from her home, police and the woman said.
Residents said they were concerned by the building’s lack of security cameras.
Both robberies are still under investigation, police said.
Residents of Isham Street said they have heard of at least three more incidents in the two buildings this month, but police could not confirm the other incidents.
Despite the burglary he experienced, Guimaraes said he has enjoyed living in Inwood and would come back if given the opportunity.
"The Inwood Park area is a great place to live in New York," he wrote in an e-mail. "What happened in my apartment does not diminish the pleasure of having lived here."
