Cops: Hempstead man arrested in series of burglaries
Dwayne L. Williams, 42, of Hempstead, was arrested on Thursday, June 11, 2015, and charged with burglary in connection with several burglaries across the county, starting more than a year ago, police said. Photo Credit: NCPD
By CANDICE RUUD candice.ruud@newsday.com @CandiceRuud Updated June 12, 2015 12:45 AM
A Hempstead man was arrested Thursday after an investigation led Nassau police to charge him with several burglaries across the county, starting more than a year ago.
Dwayne L. Williams, 42, was found at Queens Criminal Court on Thursday and placed under arrest, police said. Detectives determined Williams is responsible for burglaries at a T-Mobile store, a pub, a deli and a private home, many with a similar theme -- in three out of the four burglaries, Williams gained entrance by prying open a back door.
Police said Williams committed the following burglaries:
On Jan. 14, 2014, a suspect pried open the back door of a T-Mobile store at 1199 Grand Ave. in Baldwin and took "undisclosed proceeds."
On May 5, 2015, an employee at Cocos Pub at 862 Nassau Rd. in Uniondale came to work and discovered that someone had pried open the back door of the pub and burglarized the place.
On May 31, 2015, an employee at the Ruby Deli at 151 Nassau Rd. in Roosevelt found that someone had broken in and taken an undisclosed amount of cash from the register.
During arrest processing, police said Williams, of 11 Clinton C. Boone St., was found to be wanted for a burglary that happened more than three years ago -- on May 18, 2012 -- at a home on the street where he lives. In that burglary, Williams entered through the home's back door and stole four televisions and a phone, police said.
Williams is charged with three counts of third-degree burglary and one count of second-degree burglary, police said. He is scheduled to be arraigned on Friday at First District Court in Hempstead.
By CANDICE RUUD candice.ruud@newsday.com	@CandiceRuud