THE BRONX — A serial burglar has stolen more than $40,000 from businesses in the borough by breaking in through roof vents and a rear window, police said.
The suspect first struck around Feb. 22, when he used a roof vent to break into Happy Land Chinese Restaurant at 2028 Jerome Ave. and stole $17,780 from the cash registers and safe, police said.
His next burglary took place around March 4 at the Galaxy Auto Center at 1942 Jerome Ave., when he again used a roof vent to break into the shop and steal $14,920 from the register, a safe and an ATM, according to police.
He struck a third time around March 17 at the Al-AQSA Market at 2109 Starling Ave., breaking into the store through a rear window and taking $8,000 from a cashier box, according to the NYPD.
Officers described the suspect as a man who is 5 feet 10 inches tall and was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt during the auto center robbery.
Anyone with information about these burglaries 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 entering TIP577.
