Burglary Spree: Mastic Beach Man Accused Of 7 Heists In Past Month

A Long Island man has been charged with burglarizing seven businesses over the past month.

A Mastic Beach man was charged with burglarizing seven businesses over the past month.
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06/28/2023 10:45 a.m.

Kenneth Eckoff, age 70, of Mastic Beach, was identified as the man who committed multiple burglaries between Monday, May 22, and Sunday, June 25, said Suffolk County Police.

During each burglary, Eckoff removed the front door glass and stole money from registers, police said.

Eckoff, who was located by detectives on Pine Street in Selden on Tuesday, June 27 burglarized the following locations:

Carpet Depot, located at 2970 Route 25 in Lake Grove, on Monday, May 22.
Villa Grazie Pizza, located at 1665 Route 25 in Centereach, on Friday, June 2.
Rainbow, located at 27 Centereach Mall in Centereach, on Monday, June 5.
Carpet Depot, located at 2970 Route 25 in Lake Grove, on Thursday, June 8.
Jiffy Lube, located at 1064 Route 25 in Selden, on June 12.
Cochella Nail Spa, located at 3076 Route 25 in Lake Grove, on Wednesday, June 14.
Islander Laundromat, located at 1021 Portion Road in Farmingville, on Sunday, June 25.

Eckoff was charged with seven counts of burglary.

He is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on Wednesday, June 28.

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