Manhattan man charged in Woodmere burglary

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A man who was seen jumping off the roof of a house on Howard Avenue in Woodmere and then running through adjacent yards was arrested at 10:02 p.m. on April 3, police said.

Called after, Peter Lee, 61, of Jane Street, Manhattan, was seen on a roof, Nassau County police responded, and after a brief foot chase they caught Lee, who allegedly broke into a Howard Avenue house through a window.

He was charged with burglary second-degree.