New Video of Suspect in NoHo Burglary Spree Released

Scaffolding Scaling Burglar Stole $30,000 in Jewelry from 1 Apartment 

Police are looking for this man in connection with a string of burglaries in Manhattan. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein 

Manhattan Voice 

May 18, 2023 

NEW YORK - Cops released new video of a suspect wanted in connection with a string of robberies in NoHo that netted the burglar nearly worth $40,000 of jewelry and electronics during a two-day crime spree. 

The newly released video clearly shows the suspect’s face. Unlike previous videos, in this one the suspect is not wearing his face mask. He is also seen carrying his large, apparently filled, duffel bag over his shoulder. 

Police believe this is the same man who burglarized three apartments in the same NoHo neighborhood using a building’s scaffolding to climb up to the apartment.

Investigators said the thief hit pay dirt with his first burglary. At around 8 pm on May 9, the thief snuck into an apartment in a building in the vicinity of Mercer Street and West 4th Street. Cops said the burglar entered the apartment through a rear window. 

Once inside the home the thief stole jewelry valued at around $33,000. 

He then exited through the window and climbed down the scaffolding to the street below.  

Cops say the same thief broke into another home in the same vicinity less than nine hours later. At 5 am he climbed into the apartment through an unlocked rear window. However, the thief did not take any property. 

Forty minutes later he struck again. This time he entered through a side window at an apartment in the vicinity of Mercer Street and West 4th Street. The burglar scooped up two iPhones, some other electronics and personal items. The thief then slipped out of the apartment through the window, climbed down the scaffolding and fled on foot to the street below. 

Cops said the value of the items stolen this time was $4,950. 

Police released surveillance video of a suspect they believe is the burglar taken during the last incident. 

The suspect is described as a man between the ages of 25 and 35. He was last seen wearing a black shirt with white writing Yankee symbol on the back and the word "Crisp" in the front, gray pants, gray sneakers, black hat and black face mask. 

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 

All calls are strictly confidential.