NEW YORK (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) – After releasing new photos and video on Friday of suspects and getaway vehicles in a months-long burglary investigation across Queens, Brooklyn and the Bronx, the NYPD announced six arrests in the case early Saturday morning.
The most recent arrest was made at about 3:15 p.m. on Friday when police took 39-year-old Jose Montenegro of Harlem into custody and charged him with fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property.
On Wednesday, 22-year-old Isaaahiah Rodriguez and 32-year-old Ivelisse Rodriguez, who police say live together in Pomonok, Queens, were hit with the same charge when they were arrested at 12:45 p.m.
Twelve hours before that, 30-year-old Jesse Pinales, also of Pomonok, was charged with fourth-degree grand larceny and invalid use of a credit card with intent to commit fraud.
These arrests come after multiple masked men raided more than 40 businesses, including bodegas and laundromats, in a crime spree stretching back to March. Video released Friday shows suspects lugging an entire ATM out of a bodega and placing it in a getaway vehicle.
Many of the suspects have eluded investigators since June, when the NYPD first put out photos linking them to the burglaries across at least 17 precincts.
They struck in the overnight hours and often entered the businesses by breaking windows, police said. Photos appear to show one of them carrying a compact circular saw.

The pattern includes at least three burglaries in Brooklyn, nine burglaries in the Bronx and a whopping 29 burglaries in Queens, where they've struck in 11 of the borough's 16 precincts.
No injuries have been reported in the break-ins, police said.
The two other arrests announced on Saturday date back to June 3, when 35-year-old Steven Perez of the Bronx and 52-year-old Alexandar Medine of East Harlem were arrested and charged at the same time with third-degree burglary and possession of burglar's tools.
Police believe there is still one suspect outstanding in the case who is being sought.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.









