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At about 12:58 a.m. on Sunday, December 29, NYPD officers observed a man with an empty hand truck entering and exiting 352 East 89th Street, a rental building located between First and Second avenues.
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An officer stopped the individual, who claimed to be dropping off packages, but “upon further investigation,” items (a skirt and a dress) fell from his jacket.
A search was then conducted, and he was found to be in possession of a screwdriver, hunting knife, “five glassine envelopes of alleged crack cocaine, and a glass pipe with alleged crack cocaine residue,” police say.
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Police arrested 47-year-old Juan Rios, currently homeless, on the following charges:
- Burglary: Illegal Entry with Criminal Intent
- Possession of Burglar Tools
- Criminal Possession of a Weapon
- Criminal Possession of Stolen Property
- Criminal Possession of Controlled substance
“A career BURGLAR, on 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞 for BURGLARY, and wanted for numerous BURGLARIES— caught red-handed BURGLARIZING an apartment building on East 89th Street!” the 19th Precinct wrote Friday on X (formerly Twitter). “When our overnight Public Safety Cops spotted the well known suspect in the act, they moved in fast to arrest him, AGAIN!”
A career BURGLAR, on 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞 for BURGLARY, and wanted for numerous BURGLARIES— caught red-handed BURGLARIZING an apartment building on East 89th Street!
When our overnight Public Safety Cops spotted the well known suspect in the act, they moved in fast to arrest him, AGAIN! pic.twitter.com/5IBPqHN0Js
— NYPD 19th Precinct (@NYPD19Pct) January 3, 2025
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Thank you to our 19th precinct PD. Lets FUND the police!
The 19th puts out social media when it catches a perp, but can’t supply weekly crime logs to the Our Town newspaper like its counterpart precinct on the west side does.
The wildest most unbelievable parts of this story:
1) a police officer was seen on the UES
2) an arrest was made