Crime & Safety

WATCH: Newly Released Video of Suspected Westbury Burglar

Detectives release footage Wednesday in hopes of finding possible culprit, cops said.

Nassau detectives released surveillance footage of a man wanted for a burglary in Westbury last month.

At 5:20 p.m. on Jan. 29, a 21-year-old woman was walking to the back door of her Oliver Avenue home when she saw the door was open. The victim turned to leave but was grabbed by a man who demanded money from her. The subject then tried to force the victim into her home, a basement apartment, but she refused and dropped to the ground, cops said.

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In the footage released Wednesday, a man believed to be the subject is briefly seen hopping a fence between two houses.

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The subject was described as 5-foot-9, 20-25 years old, and had a mustache. He was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt at the time.

The victim was not injured in the robbery, cops said.

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The man fled the scene with two ladies’ watches, police said.

Detectives are asking anyone with information to call Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.

Check out the surveillance footage here:


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