Organized Burglary Ring May Be Responsible for Breakins

According to the Greenburgh Police an organized burglary ring based in Queens may be the culprits in recent residential burglaries occurring within the Town of Greenburgh. This group may be responsible for similar type burglaries throughout the east coast of the United States. Members of this organized ring have been arrested in New York, New Jersey, and Virginia.

The suspects are believed to be men and women primarily of Hispanic descent. They are well dressed, usually in business attire. They are known to drive high value cars or S.U.V.’s including BMW, Lexus, or Range Rover vehicles and have also utilized Lincoln Town Cars and livery vehicles.

In at least several cases, the suspects have targeted victims of Asian or Middle Eastern descent whose names and addresses were gathered through telephone directories or the Internet. The suspects are able to blend into affluent neighborhoods during the daylight hours without raising suspicion.

The Greenburgh Police Department encourages you to lock all doors and ground floor level windows. If you see something suspicious, notify the police via E911 or at (914) 682-5300.

A home at 7 Sprain Valley Road home was entered on Tuesday May 4, sometime between 11:30 am and 4:30 pm.  The owners returned home to find their front door open and broken glass on a back door, through which it is assumed the burglars entered.  The master bedroom and closets were pilfered but so far, all that appears to be missing is a digital camera. Police ask residents to be alert.

On Tuesday morning April 27 the manager who opened the Burger King on Central Avenue found damage to the drive through sign, four bushes and a curb. The incident occurred sometime between midnight and 5 am.

Three women fled from Marshalls with unpaid merchandise on the afternoon of April 28^th.   A store employee heard the alarm go off and saw three women running from the store holding two suitcases and a chrome dish rack. They got into a gray Honda Civic and drove north on Central Avenue.

Police stopped a red 2000 Volvo in the parking lot of Chef Central at 1 am on 4/29 and found that the car was filled with large quantities of food. Police asked the driver where he had gotten the goods and he claimed that he had purchased it.  Upon further questioning, the man admitted that he, along with others, had been retrieving discarded food from store dumpsters along Central Avenue.

Copper piping, valued at $2,800 was stolen from St. Andrews Golf Course on Old Jackson Avenue.  The piping was part of the main valve for the sprinkler system and the incident was reported on May 1.

An attorney with offices on Central Avenue came to headquarters on 5/3 to report that $45,000 in funds had been unlawfully withdrawn from a client’s escrow account sometime since January 1, 2009.