Between May 11 and Aug. 27, police say the same suspect is believed to have broken into at least four apartments through windows.
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No one was injured in the incidents, and in half of the cases, the burglar didn't get away with anything.
The suspect did get away with $500 from a victim's purse in connection to a break-in on Aug. 20 and $1,500 worth of jewelry from a break-in on Aug. 27.
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The man, described as having a dark complexion, 18 to 24 years old, 5 feet 6 inches to 5 feet 8 inches tall and a thin build, is suspected in the following burglaries:
-May 11 around 5 a.m.: Breaking in through a rear window at an apartment building near 88th Street and Jamaica Avenue while a 49-year-old male victim slept inside.
-Aug. 20 at 11:30 p.m.: Breaking in through a rear window at an apartment building near 86th Avenue and 96th Street while a 54-year-old female slept inside.
-Aug. 25 around 9:30 a.m.: Breaking in through a rear window of an apartment building near 89th Street and Atlantic Avenue while a 29-year-old male victim was home.
-Aug. 27 around 11 p.m.: Breaking in through a window of an apartment building near 89th Street and 85th Road. It is unclear if the 61-year-old female victim was home at the time.
Anyone with information in these incidents is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
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