2 Men Sentenced For 2017 Burglary Spree

NEW ROCHELLE, NY — Two men who pleaded guilty to a 2017 burglary spree will be going to state prison. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino Jr. said Patrick Williams, 52, of Brooklyn, was sentenced to three-and-a-half to seven years in state prison for each of five counts of third-degree burglary, felonies. The sentences will run concurrently.

Kareem Johnakin, 47, of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to two to six years in state prison for one count of third-degree burglary, a felony.

Both men pleaded guilty in April. They were also given a restitution judgment order of $10,650.

Authorities said, from May to August 2017, Williams and Johnakin broke into four food markets and a restaurant in the early hours of the morning and stole money from all but one location.

In four out of the five incidents, the defendants entered the food markets by pushing up metal roll-down gates and, in most cases, sliding underneath them.

In the restaurant burglary, police said they smashed a glass door to get in.

The locations and approximate amounts of stolen money were as follows:

• May 12, 2017: Yonkers Farm Market, 1101 Yonkers Avenue, Yonkers, $4,700
• July 2, 2017: Rainbow Fish Market, 482 Main St., New Rochelle, $3,300
• July 6, 2017: Green Dragon Restaurant, 150 North Avenue, New Rochelle, less than $1,000
• July 6, 2017: Saw Mill Market, 317 Saw Mill River Road, Yonkers, $13,300
• Aug. 3, 2017: Te Amo store, 321 Saw Mill River Road, Yonkers, defendants scared off by alarm

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