Alleged burglary crew members indicted for Nassau County spree
Three men accused of committing multiple robberies, including stealing high-end vehicles, from across Nassau County were arraigned on July 24.
Fazon Farrington, 19, Jawaun Whitted, 22, and Raquil Hayes, 21, all of Newark, New Jersey, are alleged to be members of a New York and New Jersey burglary crew, were arraigned before Judge Terrance Murphy on counts of burglary, grand larceny, criminal possession of a weapon and criminal possession of a rapid-fire modification device.
“Over three weeks during the holiday season these defendants allegedly went on a burglary spree, targeting more than a dozen homes in Nassau County communities and making off with cash and cars," Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly said in a news release. "The defendants are allegedly part of a burglary crew that breaks into homes hunting for key fobs to steal luxury vehicles that can then be stripped of their GPS devices and resold overseas."
On Jan. 4, at 3:48 a.m., Whitted allegedly entered an Ocean Avenue home in Lawrence through a rear sliding door, stealing car keys and a white BMW X7 SUV, valued at $50,000, along with other items and a Range Rover SUV from the driveway.
Four days later at 2:50 a.m., Whitted and Farrington allegedly entered a Park Lane home in Woodmere, stealing a key fob for a BMW 760 and the vehicle valued at $130,000.
Last July, Whitted and a co-defendant allegedly entered a Pepperidge Road home in Hewlett Harbor through an unlocked rear sliding door, stealing $500 cash, key fob and other items, before being confronted by the homeowner. Whitted, allegedly ran out of the home, taking the homeowner's white 2023 Audi RS6, worth $170,000 and a red Jeep Cherokee.
The men allegedly entered and stole from homes in Franklin Square, North New Hyde Park, Syosset and Lake Success where Lake Success Police apprehended them. Lake Success Police and the Nassau County Police Department’s Burglary Pattern Squad arrested Whitted and Hayes on January 13.
The Nassau police department’s Burglary Pattern Squad arrested Farrington March 14.
Farrington's bail is $1 million bond. He is due back to court July 26. Hayes' bail is $100,000 bond and is due back in court on July 24. Whitted's bail was set at $250,000 case, $500,000 bond and $2.5 partially secured bond. He is due back in court on Sept. 12
“We are seeing more break-ins taking place in our neighborhoods while residents are home," Donnelly said in the release. "It is important to take steps to protect your home, including ensuring that all windows and doors are closed and locked when you turn in for the night. Together with our partners in the multi-jurisdictional Burglary & Stolen Car Task Force we will continue to arrest and prosecute these crews for violating our residents’ safety and security.”
