Police: Burglar Seen On Video Breaking Into Business In The Bronx

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Police are searching for a suspect who burglarized three businesses in the Bronx.

In each incident, the man allegedly broke into through the roof.

Surveillance video shows him climb down a rope inside a cellphone store on Mount Eden Avenue.

Police said he stole about $50,000 worth of merchandise on Feb. 17.

The same man is suspected in two other incidents from January, stealing around $12,000 in merchandise from a nearby cellphone store and $3,000 from a laundromat.

Anyone with information about the suspect is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or 1-888-57-PISTA (74782) for Spanish. You can also submit a tip via the Crime Stoppers website, by tweeting @NYPDTips or by texting 274637.

In:
• The Bronx
• New York