Police are looking for a burglar who has stealthily stole cash, jewelry and electronic devices eight times in Corona in the past three months.
According to an NYPD spokesperson, the suspect enters through the front or rear door of apartment buildings and houses.
He is described as a Hispanic male who was last seen wearing a baseball cap, dark jacket and blue jeans.
The first burglary occurred on Aug. 30 when he suspect entered two residences on 35th Avenue and 109th Street.
The NYPD did not specify what the suspect took from each residence.
On Sept. 6, he returned to 37th Avenue and 102nd street. Just one day later, he entered a residence a few blocks away on 108th Street.
On Sept. 15, he stole from a residence on 105th Street and on Sept. 29 he hit a residence on 101st Street.
This month, he returned to residences twice on Oct. 5 at 101st Street and 37th Avenue.
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 or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.
