Quantcast

The DNAinfo archives brought to you by WNYC.
Read the press release here.

Police Find Expensive Stash After Breaking Up Harlem Burglary Ring

By DNAinfo Staff on February 10, 2010 8:44am  | Updated on February 10, 2010 8:40am

A Harlem burglary ring stashed away loot worth tens of thousands of dollars, including nine X-boxes.
A Harlem burglary ring stashed away loot worth tens of thousands of dollars, including nine X-boxes.
View Full Caption
Flickr/A Hermida

Police found a department store's worth of fine goods when they busted a burglary ring that targeted homes on the Upper East and Upper West sides, the New York Post reported.

The suspected ringleaders, Jimmy Ramos, 29, and Eduardo Lopez, 25, allegedly broke into at least eight uptown apartments, beginning in June 2008, police told the newspaper.

Hidden away in the men's Harlem apartments, the NYPD found stashes worth tens of thousands of dollars, according to the Post.

The loot reportedly included 9 laptops, 9 Xboxes, 25 digital cameras, 36 watches, 5 televisions and one assualt weapon.

A third man, Keith Hernandez, 23, was also arrested for making plans to rob a drug spot with Ramos and Lopez, the Post reported.

Police rounded up the two suspect's girlfriends, Janet Galarza, 40, and Maritza Rosario, 34, and charged them with posession of stolen property.

The ring likely robbed many more homes, according to police.