Burglary suspect nabbed

A Hempstead man was arrested on July 26 for two burglaries that took place on June 15 in Baldwin and Roosevelt, respectively.

According to detectives, Jahkeem Jiles, 23, entered a residence on Talmadge Drive in Baldwin by climbing through a front window, while the two homeowners were asleep inside around 1 a.m. The defendant took the victim’s wallet, containing cash and credit cards, and her house and car keys, from her pocketbook and fled the scene. The homeowners were unaware that anyone was in their home.

Jiles then went to a residence on Henry Streey in Roosevelt and entered a home through a rear window around 5 a.m. Three victims were asleep in the home at the time of the burglary. The male victim awoke as the defendant was exiting his room. The defendant fled with proceeds, consisting of cash and three cell phones. The victim ran after the defendant but was unable to locate him. Upon returning home, the victim found the wallet belonging to the female victim from Talmadge Drive in his driveway. No injuries were reported in either incident.

First Squad detectives were able to identify the defendant from latent prints recovered at the scene of the burglaries and arrested Jiles on July 26. He is being charged with two counts of second-degree burglary was arraigned on July 27 in First District Court, Hempstead.