A Brooklyn man has been arrested after reportedly burglarizing homes in six different Queens, New York neighborhoods over the course of four months. NYPD officers chased after the suspect during a burglary attempt on Feb. 3.
35-year-old Zengguo Chen was charged with burglary, grand larceny, assault, and other related crimes, QNS reported.
“As alleged in the complaints, this defendant went on a four-month burglary spree and targeted houses across Queens County,” said Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz in a statement. “This investigation is very much ongoing and additional charges are likely.”
The charges were in connection to a series of burglaries between October and February. Chen allegedly entered homes through windows and stole jewelry and other valuables.
One homeowner returned and noticed a bedroom window and backdoor was unlocked, along with her car key, safety deposit box key and jewelry worth more than $3,000 were missing.
Another was alerted by a notification on his phone that someone was attempting to enter his home. The homeowner watched Chen breaking in and exiting four minutes later through live video surveillance.
A judge ordered Chen to show up to court on Friday, Feb. 28. If convicted of the charges, he faces up to 15 years in prison on each count of burglary in the second degree.
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