Crime & Safety
Teen Planted Recording Device In Woman's Apartment: Cops
The 16-year-old put the device in the apartment of his father's tenant, police say.
COPIAGUE, NY - A 16-year-old male was arrested on Wednesday after placing a recording device in the apartment of his father's tenant, according to Suffolk Police.
Between April 6 and April 7, the teen entered the Copiague apartment of a 25-year-old woman and placed a recording device in her bathroom, police said.
The woman found the device and turned it over to the Suffolk County Police Department.
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After an investigation, officers arrested the 16-year-old at his Copiague home at 10 p.m.
The teen was arrested and charged with attempted eavesdropping and possession of an eavesdropping device.
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He is scheduled to be arraigned at a later date.
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