NYPD hunts suspect in 11 business burglaries across Brooklyn and Queens

NYPD says thief targeted basements, offices and safes over two-month span

NEW YORK, NY — Police are searching for a suspect believed to be responsible for a string of 11 commercial burglaries across Brooklyn and Queens, where investigators say businesses were repeatedly targeted through basement entrances before cash and other property were stolen.

According to the New York City Police Department, the burglaries occurred between Friday, May 8, and Friday, July 17, within the confines of the 76th, 77th, 78th, 79th, 83rd and 94th precincts.

Investigators said the same unidentified individual is believed to be responsible for all 11 incidents.