Crime & Safety
Man Arrested Scouting Homes, Cars To Burglarize: Police
Police say the man had burglar's tools on him when he was arrested in the early morning hours.
A Queens man was arrested early Thursday morning after police say he was caught scouting homes and cars to burglarize.
According to police, a call came in of two men looking into cars and house windows on Fieldstone Lane and Heatherfield Road in Valley Stream around 4:15 a.m. An investigation led to the arrest of Anthony W. Kinlocke, 18, of 227th Street, Springfield Gardens. Police say he matched the description of one of the men, and had wire cutters, a screwdriver and a piece of a vehicle's ignition cylinder on him.
An investigation found that a home on Fieldstone Lane was damaged, police say, and a 2014 Yamaha motorcycle had its ignition cylinder damaged in an attempt to start it and drive away.
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Kinlocke was charged with burglary, grand larceny, two counts of criminal mischief and possession of burglar's tools. He is scheduled to be arraigned in First District Court in Hempstead on Friday.
Photo courtesy Nassau County Police Department
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