Burglar Smashed Window, Stole $5,800 Worth Of Cell Phones: Cops

Syosset NY

30 May, 2020

11:33 AM

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WOODBURY, NY — The search is on for a burglar who smashed a window and stole $5,800 worth of cell phones and a locked cash box in Woodbury, police said. According to the Nassau County Police Department's Second Squad, the burglary took place on Saturday at 1:55 a.m. Second Precinct police on patrol discovered a broken window with an alarm ringing at the Verizon Wireless store, located at 8223 Jericho Turnpike, detectives said. The thief entered the store by breaking a side window and removing assorted cell phones on display valued at $5,800, and also removed a locked box from near the register that contained an undetermined amount of cash, police said. The burglar or burglars then fled in an unknown direction, police said. Detectives request that anyone with information regarding the crime contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.