Four men were arrested in East Garden City Tuesday morning after allegedly planning to burglarize stores that were damaged by Hurricane Sandy.
A routine traffic stop on
Zeckendorf Boulevard around 12:40 a.m. yielded multiple burglary tools and a bag of marijuana, police said. During the
investigation, police found screwdrivers, a
hammer and a flashlight on the floor of the vehicle.
According to police, James Bumpass, 24, of Hempstead, had a
second screwdriver in his front pants pocket.
Shaquille Bumpass, 20, also of Hempstead, had a pillow
case hidden inside his sweatshirt.
A police investigation revealed the two
defendants, along with 17-year-olds Jahseek Burgess and Tajmel
Reid-Jacobs, both of
Bay Shore, were looking to burglarize stores that had suffered damage during Hurricane Sandy.
Police say the defendants entered only one store, Expressions, located at
185 Main St. in Hempstead, which had damage to the front door. They
entered the store, but fled when the alarm sounded.
There was no loss of proceeds reported.
Shaquille and James Bumpass are both charged with burglary in the third degree, possessions of burglars tools, conspiracy to commit a crime in the fifth degree and criminal possession
of marijuana in the fifth degree.
Reid-Jacobs is charged
with possessions of burglars tools and conspiracy to commit a crime,
along with multiple vehicle and traffic law violations.
Burgess is
charged with possessions of burglars tools, conspiracy to commit a crime in the fifth degree and criminal possession
of marijuana in the fifth degree.
All defendants were arraigned on Tuesday at First District Court in Hempstead.
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