Suspect Nabbed After String Of Four Westbury Business Burglaries

A 22-year-old man was nabbed for an alleged series of business burglaries just hours after police announced they were searching for a suspect.

Police have arrested an area man for a series of Long Island burglaries in which he allegedly stole cash registers from four businesses.
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Kathy Reakes

12/31/2019 12:18 p.m.

Nassau County Police arrested Gerard Conway around 4:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 30, for allegedly burglarizing four Westbury businesses on Sunday, Dec. 29, police said.

According to detectives, Conway, of Westbury, allegedly used a flower pot to break the front door’s glass at the Pizza Hut in Westbury at 61 Old Country Road around 2:30 a.m., Sunday.

He then entered and removed a cash register containing an undisclosed amount of cash, Nassau County Police said.

A short time later, police say Conway walked across the street, and broke into three businesses at the Mall at the Source and removed cash registers from the following businesses:

The Cheesecake Factory
Everything Christmas
Toy Terrace Holiday Express

All the registers taken contained cash, police added.

Conway has been charged with burglary. He is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday, Dec. 31.

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