Four arrested in robbery spree

Four men have been charged in a series of robberies in Valley Stream.

Jose Hernandez, 20, of East Hawthorne Avenue in Valley Stream and Emilio Martinez, 23, of Merrick Road in Lynbrook, are accused of breaking into a home on Pine Street in Valley Stream the morning of Oct. 7 and stealing wristwatches, an iPod and a television.

On Nov. 4, police say, the pair entered a 63-year-old woman’s Toyota, parked at an ATM at a Chase Bank in Massapequa. When the woman exited her car, Hernandez and Martinez drove away with it.

Last Friday at 11:30 a.m., Hernandez, Martinez and a pair of 17-year-olds from Valley Stream — Jorge Ortega of West Lincoln Avenue and Omar Sanchez of Gold Street — broke into a home on Countisbury Avenue in North Valley Stream and stole assorted electronics and jewelry, according to police.

Also on Nov. 13, police say the four entered a home on Fletcher Avenue. A resident was home and the four men fled the scene without any proceeds. According to police, a witness followed them — who were reportedly in the Toyota stolen on Nov. 4 — and blocked the vehicle at Fletcher Avenue and Hudson Street. A 5th Precinct officer on patrol responded and arrested the suspects.

Ortega and Sanchez were each charged with second-degree burglary and second-degree attempted burglary. Hernandez and Martinez were charged with two counts of second-degree burglary, second-degree attempted burglary and third-degree grand